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Can the NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB run Llama 3.2 1B?

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

Llama 3.2 1B on the NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1063k 994.1-1184.8 t/s ~11.9-14.1 (slow)
Q8 yes 1081k 1988.2-2369.5 t/s ~23.7-28.3 (slow)
Q4 yes 1090k 3550.4-4231.3 t/s ~42.4-50.5 (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 H100 SXM5 80GB run Llama 3.2 1B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~3550.4-4231.3 tok/s and fits up to 1090k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~42.4-50.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1090k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.