Pixtral Large 124B needs ~85.9 GB but NVIDIA A100 40GB only has 40.0 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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45.9 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
2.8 tok/s
TTFT
68706 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
85.9 GB / 40.0 GB
Offload
50%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 85.9 GB, but this setup only exposes 40.0 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 | 3.0 tok/s | 35053 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.6 tok/s | 74718 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.8 tok/s | 99966 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 2.8 tok/s | 81198 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 2.8 tok/s | 124958 ms | 4K |
How Pixtral Large 124B (124B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A100 40GB (40.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 48.4 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 60.8 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 69.4 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 75.6 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 89.3 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 101.7 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 132.7 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 254.2 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Opções de upgrade
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GBOpção econômicaMakes 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.
~$9,999 MSRP
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GBMelhor custo-benefícioMakes 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.
~$9,999 MSRP
NVIDIA H20 96GBUpgrade NVIDIAMakes 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.
~$12,000 MSRP
No, Pixtral Large 124B requires more memory than NVIDIA A100 40GB provides.
Pixtral Large 124B (124B parameters) requires approximately 85.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Pixtral Large 124B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On NVIDIA A100 40GB, Pixtral Large 124B achieves approximately 2.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 74718ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Pixtral Large 124B on NVIDIA A100 40GB receives a F grade with 2.6 tok/s and 4K context.
On NVIDIA A100 40GB, Pixtral Large 124B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, 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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