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Can Devstral Small 1.1 run on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

S87Excellent
Estimated from fit model

Devstral Small 1.1 needs ~24.7 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A16 64GB has 64.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~34 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: 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) 24.7 GB, 34.4 tok/s, Runs well
24.7 GB required64.0 GB available
39% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

34.4 tok/s

TTFT

5634 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

24.7 GB / 64.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB
KV Cache2.4 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom6.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsDevstral Small 1.1 on NVIDIA A16 64GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort: def quicksort(arr): if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) # Example usage numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1] print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10] The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]: """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm. Args: arr: List of integers to sort. Returns: A new sorted list. """ if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 34.4 tok/s decode · 5.6s TTFT (warm) · 86 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
ChatSRuns well34.4 tok/s3073 ms131K
CodingSRuns well34.4 tok/s5634 ms131K
Agentic CodingSRuns well34.4 tok/s8194 ms131K
ReasoningSRuns well34.4 tok/s6658 ms131K
RAGSRuns well34.4 tok/s10243 ms131K

Quantization options

How Devstral Small 1.1 (24B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A16 64GB (64.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.4 GB
LowA81
Q3_K_S
3
11.8 GB
LowA81
NVFP4
4
13.4 GB
MediumA81
Q4_K_M
4
14.6 GB
MediumA82
Q5_K_M
5
17.3 GB
HighA82
Q6_K
6
19.7 GB
HighA83
Q8_0
8
25.7 GB
Very HighA84
F16Best for your GPU
16
49.2 GB
MaximumS87

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Devstral Small 1.1 on your machine.

Run

lms load Devstral-Small-2507 && lms server start

Your hardware

More models your NVIDIA A16 64GB can run

ModelParamsGradeDecodeCapabilities
AlibabaQwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct30.5BS70.8 tok/s
AlibabaQwen 3.5 27B27BS30.7 tok/s
AlibabaQwen 3.6 27B27BS30.8 tok/s
AlibabaQwen 3.6 35B A3B35BS59.5 tok/s
AlibabaQwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct30BS73.2 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA A16 64GB run Devstral Small 1.1?

Yes, NVIDIA A16 64GB can run Devstral Small 1.1 with a S grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 34.4 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Devstral Small 1.1 need?

Devstral Small 1.1 (24B parameters) requires approximately 24.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Devstral Small 1.1?

The recommended quantization for Devstral Small 1.1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Devstral Small 1.1 run at on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

On NVIDIA A16 64GB, Devstral Small 1.1 achieves approximately 34.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 5634ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA A16 64GB run Devstral Small 1.1 for coding?

For coding workloads, Devstral Small 1.1 on NVIDIA A16 64GB receives a S grade with 34.4 tok/s and 131K context.

What context window can Devstral Small 1.1 use on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

On NVIDIA A16 64GB, Devstral Small 1.1 can safely use up to 131K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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