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Can the NVIDIA L40S 48GB run EmbeddingGemma?

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

EmbeddingGemma on the NVIDIA L40S 48GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 642k 1023.9-1220.3 t/s ~47.4-56.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 646k 2047.8-2440.5 t/s ~94.8-113 (slow)
Q4 yes 648k 3656.8-4358.1 t/s ~169.3-201.8 (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 L40S 48GB run EmbeddingGemma?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~3656.8-4358.1 tok/s and fits up to 648k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~169.3-201.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 648k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.