Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E needs ~255.8 GB but NVIDIA H800 80GB only has 80.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
Operating mode
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.
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175.8 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
4.8 tok/s
TTFT
40079 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
255.8 GB / 80.0 GB
Offload
70%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 255.8 GB, but this setup only exposes 80.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Add more VRAM headroom
The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 4.8 tok/s | 21861 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 4.8 tok/s | 40079 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 4.8 tok/s | 58297 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 4.8 tok/s | 47366 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 4.8 tok/s | 72871 ms | 4K |
How Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E (400B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA H800 80GB (80.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 156.0 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 196.0 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 224.0 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 244.0 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 288.0 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 328.0 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 428.0 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 820.0 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Opções de upgrade
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$8,000 MSRP
Makes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 690%.
~$20,000 MSRP
No, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E requires more memory than NVIDIA H800 80GB provides.
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E (400B parameters) requires approximately 255.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On NVIDIA H800 80GB, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E achieves approximately 4.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 40079ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E on NVIDIA H800 80GB receives a F grade with 4.8 tok/s and 4K context.
On NVIDIA H800 80GB, Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 1.0M, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Add more VRAM headroom. The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
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