Can I run this LLM?
Can a NVIDIA L40S (48GB) run Granite 4.2 8B?
Granite · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 48.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Granite 4.2 8B at FP16 · 17.6 GB · 32–48 tok/s on a NVIDIA L40S (48GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.4 GB | 110–164 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 4.4 GB | 94–142 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 5.4 GB | 82–123 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 6.3 GB | 74–111 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 7.2 GB | 66–99 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 9.4 GB | 54–81 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 17.6 GB | 32–48 tok/s | Runs great |
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