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Can the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80GB run Gemma 4 26B?

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

Gemma 4 26B on the NVIDIA A100 PCIe 80GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 77k 27.2-32.4 t/s ~0.6-0.7 (slow)
Q8 yes 176k 54.3-64.7 t/s ~1.1-1.3 (slow)
Q4 yes 219k 97-115.6 t/s ~2-2.4 (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 4 26B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~97-115.6 tok/s and fits up to 219k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~2-2.4 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 219k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.