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Can the Intel Arc A770 16GB run Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B?

Intel Arc A770 16GB × Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B8K context
Yes, with heavy quantizationFits only at a low-quality quant
Memory at Q2_K12.5 GB of 16 GB
Weights 11.9 GBKV cache 0.1 GBRuntime 0.6 GB
QuantQ2_KHeavily degraded
Speed~256tokens per second
Max context256Kthe model's full window
  1. FP16
  2. Q8_0
  3. Q6_K
  4. Q5_K_M
  5. Q4_K_M
  6. Q3_K_M
  7. Q2_K

Only just. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B fits on the Intel Arc A770 16GB at Q2_K, which costs noticeable quality. Expect about 256 tokens/second. A card with more memory is a better experience.

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Run it with Ollama

Ollama's default nemotron-3-nano:30b download is Q4_K_M, which needs about 19.8 GB, more than the 16 GB available. Download the Q2_K GGUF instead (LM Studio lists quants per model), or try a smaller context length.

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Memory needed by quantization

At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 16 GB the Intel Arc A770 16GB can use.

QuantQualityMemoryFits?Speed
FP16Full quality63.9 GBToo big—
Q8_0Near-lossless34.2 GBToo big—
Q6_KExcellent26.6 GBToo big—
Q5_K_MVery good23.1 GBToo big—
Q4_K_MGood, most popular19.8 GBToo big—
Q3_K_MNoticeably degraded16.1 GBToo big—
Q2_KHeavily degraded12.5 GBFits~256 tok/s

Measured speed from real Intel Arc A770 16GB owners

Tokens per second that people measured on their own Intel Arc A770 16GB, next to our estimate.

No one has measured Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B on the Intel Arc A770 16GB yet. The speeds above are estimates. Run the benchmark and yours becomes the first real number on this page.

Have an Intel Arc A770 16GB? Add your real speed

One command times Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B in your own Ollama, shows you exactly what it would send, and asks before sending anything. No sign-up, no personal data.

macOS and Linux

curl -fsSL https://gpufit.dev/bench.sh | sh -s -- nemotron-3-nano:30b

Windows (PowerShell)

$env:GPUFIT_MODEL="nemotron-3-nano:30b"; irm https://gpufit.dev/bench.ps1 | iex

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Frequently asked questions

Can Intel Arc A770 16GB run Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B?

Only just. Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B fits on the Intel Arc A770 16GB at Q2_K, which costs noticeable quality. Expect about 256 tokens/second. A card with more memory is a better experience.

How much VRAM does Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B need?

About 19.8 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 63.9 GB at full FP16 precision.

How fast is Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B on the Intel Arc A770 16GB?

Roughly 256 tokens per second at Q2_K, estimated from the Intel Arc A770 16GB's 560 GB/s memory bandwidth.