Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$2,499 MSRP
Falcon 7B Instruct needs ~10.4 GB VRAM. Quadro RTX 8000 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~98 tok/s.
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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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
98.0 tok/s
TTFT
1976 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
10.4 GB / 48.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Older PCIe generation
PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | B | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 1078 ms | 8K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 1976 ms | 8K |
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 2873 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 2335 ms | 8K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 98.0 tok/s | 3592 ms | 8K |
How Falcon 7B Instruct (7B params) fits at each quantization level on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 2.7 GB | Low | B57 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.4 GB | Low | B58 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 3.9 GB | Medium | B58 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.3 GB | Medium | B58 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.0 GB | High | B58 |
Q6_K | 6 | 5.7 GB | High | B58 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 7.5 GB | Very High | B58 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 14.3 GB | Maximum | B60 |
Copy-paste commands to run Falcon 7B Instruct on your machine.
Run
lms load falcon-7b-instruct && lms server start升级选项
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$2,499 MSRP
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$3,999 MSRP
Yes, Quadro RTX 8000 48GB can run Falcon 7B Instruct with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 98.0 tok/s.
Falcon 7B Instruct (7B parameters) requires approximately 10.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Falcon 7B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, Falcon 7B Instruct achieves approximately 98.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1976ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Falcon 7B Instruct on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB receives a B grade with 98.0 tok/s and 8K context.
On Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, Falcon 7B Instruct can safely use up to 8K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 8K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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