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Can Mistral Nemo 12B run on NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB?

YES — Runs Great

C55Usable
Estimated from fit model

Mistral Nemo 12B needs ~24.0 GB VRAM. NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB has 108.8 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~24 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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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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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 24.0 GB, 24.1 tok/s, Runs well
24.0 GB required108.8 GB available
22% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

24.1 tok/s

TTFT

8048 ms

Safe context

128K

Memory

24.0 GB / 108.8 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights7.3 GB
KV Cache2.4 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom13.1 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsMistral Nemo 12B on NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB
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: 24.1 tok/s decode · 8.0s TTFT (warm) · 60 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Shared-memory contention still exists

The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well24.1 tok/s4390 ms128K
CodingCRuns well24.1 tok/s8048 ms128K
Agentic CodingBRuns well24.1 tok/s11706 ms128K
ReasoningCRuns well24.1 tok/s9511 ms128K
RAGBRuns well24.1 tok/s14633 ms128K

Quantization options

How Mistral Nemo 12B (12B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB (92.2 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
4.7 GB
LowC52
Q3_K_S
3
5.9 GB
LowC52
NVFP4
4
6.7 GB
MediumC52
Q4_K_M
4
7.3 GB
MediumC52
Q5_K_M
5
8.6 GB
HighC52
Q6_K
6
9.8 GB
HighC52
Q8_0
8
12.8 GB
Very HighC52
F16Best for your GPU
16
24.6 GB
MaximumC54

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Mistral Nemo 12B on your machine.

Run

ollama run mistral-nemo

Opções de upgrade

Hardware que roda bem Mistral Nemo 12B

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB run Mistral Nemo 12B?

Yes, NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB can run Mistral Nemo 12B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 24.1 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Mistral Nemo 12B need?

Mistral Nemo 12B (12B parameters) requires approximately 24.0 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Mistral Nemo 12B?

The recommended quantization for Mistral Nemo 12B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Mistral Nemo 12B run at on NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB?

On NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB, Mistral Nemo 12B achieves approximately 24.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 8048ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB run Mistral Nemo 12B for coding?

For coding workloads, Mistral Nemo 12B on NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB receives a C grade with 24.1 tok/s and 128K context.

What context window can Mistral Nemo 12B use on NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB?

On NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB, Mistral Nemo 12B can safely use up to 128K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 128K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

Is unified memory on NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB as fast as VRAM for Mistral Nemo 12B?

Not always. NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB can often fit larger models thanks to unified memory, but a discrete GPU with dedicated high-bandwidth VRAM may still decode faster once the model fits. For this combination, the important distinction is capacity versus sustained throughput.

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