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Can the NVIDIA L40S 48GB run UnifiedQA?

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

UnifiedQA on the NVIDIA L40S 48GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 126k 28.7-34.2 t/s ~1.3-1.6 (slow)
Q8 yes 193k 57.3-68.3 t/s ~2.7-3.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 223k 102.4-122 t/s ~4.7-5.6 (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 UnifiedQA?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~102.4-122 tok/s and fits up to 223k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~4.7-5.6 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 223k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.