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Can the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80GB run Gemma 3 QAT 4B?

Yes โ€” here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

Gemma 3 QAT 4B on the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 978k 176.6-210.4 t/s ~3.7-4.4 (slow)
Q8 yes 1039k 353.1-420.9 t/s ~7.3-8.7 (slow)
Q4 yes 1066k 630.6-751.5 t/s ~13-15.5 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80GB run Gemma 3 QAT 4B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~630.6-751.5 tok/s and fits up to 1066k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~13-15.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1066k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.