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Can Phi 3 Medium 14B run on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB?

YES — Runs Great

B58Good
Estimated from fit model

Phi 3 Medium 14B needs ~22.4 GB VRAM. RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB has 96.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~176 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
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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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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 22.4 GB, 189.5 tok/s, Runs well
22.4 GB required96.0 GB available
23% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

189.5 tok/s

TTFT

1022 ms

Safe context

128K

Memory

22.4 GB / 96.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights8.5 GB
KV Cache3.1 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom9.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsPhi 3 Medium 14B on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 189.5 tok/s decode · 1.0s TTFT (warm) · 474 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 well176.3 tok/s599 ms128K
CodingBRuns well176.3 tok/s1098 ms128K
Agentic CodingBRuns well176.3 tok/s1598 ms128K
ReasoningBRuns well176.3 tok/s1298 ms128K
RAGBRuns well176.3 tok/s1997 ms128K

Quantization options

How Phi 3 Medium 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB (96.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
5.5 GB
LowC50
Q3_K_S
3
6.9 GB
LowC50
NVFP4
4
7.8 GB
MediumC50
Q4_K_M
4
8.5 GB
MediumC50
Q5_K_M
5
10.1 GB
HighC50
Q6_K
6
11.5 GB
HighC51
Q8_0
8
15.0 GB
Very HighC51
F16Best for your GPU
16
28.7 GB
MaximumC53

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Phi 3 Medium 14B on your machine.

Run

ollama run phi3:medium

Frequently asked questions

Can RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB run Phi 3 Medium 14B?

Yes, RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB can run Phi 3 Medium 14B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 176.3 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Phi 3 Medium 14B need?

Phi 3 Medium 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 22.4 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Phi 3 Medium 14B?

The recommended quantization for Phi 3 Medium 14B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Phi 3 Medium 14B run at on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB?

On RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB, Phi 3 Medium 14B achieves approximately 176.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 1098ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB run Phi 3 Medium 14B for coding?

For coding workloads, Phi 3 Medium 14B on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB receives a B grade with 176.3 tok/s and 128K context.

What context window can Phi 3 Medium 14B use on RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB?

On RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GB, Phi 3 Medium 14B 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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