Can MPT-30B-Instruct run on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB?

YES — With Offload

B60Good
Estimated from fit model

MPT-30B-Instruct needs ~51.0 GB VRAM. RTX 6000 Ada 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q5_K_M quantization, expect ~25 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Host offload
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Capabilities:

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Q5_K_M (High quality) 51.0 GB, 24.5 tok/s, Runs with offload (needs ~1.3 GB host RAM)
51.0 GB required48.0 GB available
106% VRAM needed

3.0 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Runs with offload (needs ~1.3 GB host RAM)

Decode

24.5 tok/s

TTFT

7901 ms

Safe context

8K

Memory

51.0 GB / 48.0 GB

Offload

10%

Memory breakdown

Weights21.6 GB
KV Cache23.4 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsMPT-30B-Instruct on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 24.5 tok/s decode · 7.9s TTFT (warm) · 61 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

It fits through host-memory offload, and offload is the main reason performance drops.

CPU or host-memory offload is active

About 10% of the working set spills out of accelerator memory, which usually hurts latency and sustained decode throughput.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

Best improvement path

Remove offload with more accelerator memory

Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Increase host RAM if you keep offloading

This setup may need roughly {ram} GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatARuns well37.2 tok/s2841 ms8K
CodingBRuns with offload24.5 tok/s7901 ms8K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy11.1 tok/s25463 ms8K
ReasoningBRuns with offload24.5 tok/s9338 ms8K
RAGFToo heavy11.1 tok/s31829 ms8K

Quantization options

How MPT-30B-Instruct (30B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
11.7 GB
LowB64
Q3_K_S
3
14.7 GB
LowB65
NVFP4
4
16.8 GB
MediumB66
Q4_K_M
4
18.3 GB
MediumB66
Q5_K_M
5
21.6 GB
HighB67
Q6_K
6
24.6 GB
HighB68
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
32.1 GB
Very HighB68
F16
16
61.5 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run MPT-30B-Instruct on your machine.

Run

docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \ --hf-repo "mosaicml/mpt-30b-instruct" \ --hf-file "mpt-30b-instruct-Q5_K_M.gguf" \ -c 4096 -ngl 99

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Frequently asked questions

Can RTX 6000 Ada 48GB run MPT-30B-Instruct?

Yes, RTX 6000 Ada 48GB can run MPT-30B-Instruct with a B grade (Runs with offload). Expected decode speed: 24.5 tok/s.

How much VRAM does MPT-30B-Instruct need?

MPT-30B-Instruct (30B parameters) requires approximately 51.0 GB of memory with Q5_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for MPT-30B-Instruct?

The recommended quantization for MPT-30B-Instruct is Q5_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will MPT-30B-Instruct run at on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB?

On RTX 6000 Ada 48GB, MPT-30B-Instruct achieves approximately 24.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 7901ms using Q5_K_M quantization.

Can RTX 6000 Ada 48GB run MPT-30B-Instruct for coding?

For coding workloads, MPT-30B-Instruct on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB receives a B grade with 24.5 tok/s and 8K context.

What context window can MPT-30B-Instruct use on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB?

On RTX 6000 Ada 48GB, MPT-30B-Instruct can safely use up to 8K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 8K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if MPT-30B-Instruct feels slow on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB?

Remove offload with more accelerator memory. Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

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