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Can the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB run CogVLM-17B?

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

CogVLM-17B on the NVIDIA A100 SXM4 80GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 145k 43.8-52.2 t/s ~0.9-1 (slow)
Q8 yes 210k 87.6-104.3 t/s ~1.7-2 (slow)
Q4 yes 239k 156.4-186.3 t/s ~3.1-3.7 (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 SXM4 80GB run CogVLM-17B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~156.4-186.3 tok/s and fits up to 239k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~3.1-3.7 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 239k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.