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Can GLM-4 9B run on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

B68Good
Estimated from fit model

GLM-4 9B needs ~13.7 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A16 64GB has 64.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~93 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 13.7 GB, 93.2 tok/s, Runs well
13.7 GB required64.0 GB available
21% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

93.2 tok/s

TTFT

2076 ms

Safe context

128K

Memory

13.7 GB / 64.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights5.5 GB
KV Cache0.6 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom6.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGLM-4 9B on NVIDIA A16 64GB
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: 93.2 tok/s decode · 2.1s TTFT (warm) · 233 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
ChatBRuns well93.2 tok/s1133 ms128K
CodingBRuns well93.2 tok/s2076 ms128K
Agentic CodingBRuns well93.2 tok/s3020 ms128K
ReasoningBRuns well93.2 tok/s2454 ms128K
RAGBRuns well93.2 tok/s3775 ms128K

Quantization options

How GLM-4 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A16 64GB (64.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
3.5 GB
LowB62
Q3_K_S
3
4.4 GB
LowB62
NVFP4
4
5.0 GB
MediumB62
Q4_K_M
4
5.5 GB
MediumB62
Q5_K_M
5
6.5 GB
HighB62
Q6_K
6
7.4 GB
HighB62
Q8_0
8
9.6 GB
Very HighB63
F16Best for your GPU
16
18.5 GB
MaximumB64

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run GLM-4 9B on your machine.

Run

ollama run glm4

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Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA A16 64GB run GLM-4 9B?

Yes, NVIDIA A16 64GB can run GLM-4 9B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 93.2 tok/s.

How much VRAM does GLM-4 9B need?

GLM-4 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 13.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for GLM-4 9B?

The recommended quantization for GLM-4 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will GLM-4 9B run at on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

On NVIDIA A16 64GB, GLM-4 9B achieves approximately 93.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2076ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can NVIDIA A16 64GB run GLM-4 9B for coding?

For coding workloads, GLM-4 9B on NVIDIA A16 64GB receives a B grade with 93.2 tok/s and 128K context.

What context window can GLM-4 9B use on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

On NVIDIA A16 64GB, GLM-4 9B can safely use up to 128K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 128K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

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