Can a NVIDIA H100 SXM (80GB) run Qwen3 32B?

Yes — Qwen3 32B runs at Q8_0 (34.8 GB) at about 58–87 tok/s on a NVIDIA H100 SXM (80GB).

How much memory does Qwen3 32B need?

Qwen3 32B needs about 14.2 GB at 4K context at its smallest quantization. A NVIDIA H100 SXM (80GB) has 80.0 GB.

Yes — Qwen3 32B runs on a NVIDIA H100 SXM (80GB) at Q8_0

Yes — it runs great.

Runs great

Best fit: Qwen3 32B at Q8_0 · 34.8 GB weights · 58–87 tok/s on a NVIDIA H100 SXM (80GB).

Arena Text Overall · style-controlled

1,347Q8_0 untested

qwen3-32b · published configuration reference · Q8_0 not tested

Arena Text Overall (style-controlled), exact published entry qwen3-32b, 2026-10-08: reference rating 1,346.9. Published confidence bounds 1,337.4–1,356.3. 3,926 votes. Published qwen3-32b configuration reference. Reasoning mode is not disclosed by the Arena dataset. Tested precision, runtime and sampling settings are not disclosed in this dataset. Selected Q8_0 has not been measured by this Arena entry. No quantization quality adjustment is applied.

Snapshot published 2026-10-08 · snapshot imported 2026-10-11 UTC · validated last-good data · manual refresh

Arena leaderboard dataset · Arena / lmarena-ai, Arena Leaderboard Dataset (CC BY 4.0). Selected Text Overall style-controlled rows; field names adapted, ratings unchanged. · dataset CC BY 4.0 · revision e16f90232986

Total memory at 4K context: 36.7 GB; Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
Estimated generation: 58–87 tok/s
Estimated first token: ~1.5s

Every quantization on this machine

On small screens, each quant lists every metric below its name. On wider screens, scroll sideways for total memory, speed and fit. Keyboard: focus the table, then use the arrow keys. Quant names stay visible.

Qwen3 32B quantizations on NVIDIA H100 SXM (80GB), estimated at 4K context. Weights and total memory are shown separately.
Quant	Weights	Total memory	Speed	Fit
Q2_K	12.3 GB	14.2 GB	123–184 tok/s	Runs great
Q3_K_M	16.0 GB	17.8 GB	104–156 tok/s	Runs great
Q4_K_M	19.8 GB	21.6 GB	90–135 tok/s	Runs great
Q5_K_M	23.2 GB	25.1 GB	80–120 tok/s	Runs great
Q6_K	26.9 GB	28.8 GB	71–107 tok/s	Runs great
Q8_0	34.8 GB	36.7 GB	58–87 tok/s	Runs great
FP16	65.5 GB	67.4 GB	34–51 tok/s	Tight / slow

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