Can Vicuna 7B run on NVIDIA A100 80GB?

YES — Runs Great

C48Usable
Estimated from fit model

Vicuna 7B needs ~21.3 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A100 80GB has 80.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~98 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

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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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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 21.3 GB, 98.0 tok/s, Runs well
21.3 GB required80.0 GB available
27% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

98.0 tok/s

TTFT

1976 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

21.3 GB / 80.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.3 GB
KV Cache7.8 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom8.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsVicuna 7B on NVIDIA A100 80GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 98.0 tok/s decode · 2.0s TTFT (warm) · 245 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

No major red flags

This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well98.0 tok/s1078 ms4K
CodingCRuns well98.0 tok/s1976 ms4K
Agentic CodingCRuns well98.0 tok/s2873 ms4K
ReasoningCRuns well98.0 tok/s2335 ms4K
RAGCRuns well98.0 tok/s3592 ms4K

Inference speed

Vicuna 7B inference speed — tokens per second by GPU & Mac

Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for Vicuna 7B at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~98 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.

GPU / MacMemoryQuantSpeed (tok/s)Fits?
NVIDIARTX 5090 32GB
32 GBQ4_K_M98.0Fits
NVIDIARTX 4090 24GB
24 GBQ4_K_M98.0Fits
NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 16GB
16 GBQ4_K_M98.0Tight
NVIDIARTX 3090 24GB
24 GBQ4_K_M98.0Fits
RX 7900 XTX 24GB
24 GBQ4_K_M98.0Fits
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB
256 GBQ4_K_M98.0Fits
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB
128 GBQ4_K_M98.0Fits
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB
128 GBQ4_K_M98.0Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB
128 GBQ4_K_M87.8Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB
64 GBQ4_K_M87.8Fits
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB
64 GBQ4_K_M56.2Fits
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB
64 GBQ4_K_M51.5Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB
48 GBQ4_K_M45.3Fits
NVIDIARTX 4070 12GB
12 GBQ4_K_M43.0Heavy offload
NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB
12 GBQ4_K_M24.7Heavy offload
NVIDIARTX 4060 8GB
8 GBQ4_K_M10.6Too big

Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.

Quantization options

How Vicuna 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A100 80GB (80.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
2.7 GB
LowC40
Q3_K_S
3
3.4 GB
LowC40
NVFP4
4
3.9 GB
MediumC40
Q4_K_M
4
4.3 GB
MediumC40
Q5_K_M
5
5.0 GB
HighC40
Q6_K
6
5.7 GB
HighC40
Q8_0
8
7.5 GB
Very HighC40
F16Best for your GPU
16
14.3 GB
MaximumC41

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Vicuna 7B on your machine.

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ollama run vicuna

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Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA A100 80GB run Vicuna 7B?

Yes, NVIDIA A100 80GB can run Vicuna 7B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 98.0 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Vicuna 7B need?

Vicuna 7B (7B parameters) requires approximately 21.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Vicuna 7B?

The recommended quantization for Vicuna 7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Vicuna 7B run at on NVIDIA A100 80GB?

On NVIDIA A100 80GB, Vicuna 7B achieves approximately 98.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1976ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA A100 80GB run Vicuna 7B for coding?

For coding workloads, Vicuna 7B on NVIDIA A100 80GB receives a C grade with 98.0 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can Vicuna 7B use on NVIDIA A100 80GB?

On NVIDIA A100 80GB, Vicuna 7B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 4K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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