Best LLMs for 80 GB VRAM

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 26 czerwca 2026

These are the strongest local models that fit entirely in 80 GB of VRAM, ranked by capability, with the quantization level and estimated tokens/sec needed to fit.

GPUs at This Tier

Ranked Models

Qwen 2.5 Family — Qwen 2.5 72B InstructQ4_K_M · 43.47 GB · ~25 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Qwen 2.5 Family — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32BQ4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~52 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Llama 3.3 — Llama 3.3 70B InstructQ2_K_XS (Tight) · 20.212500000000002 GB · ~50 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Qwen 3 — Qwen 3 32BQ4_K_M · 19.802999999999997 GB · ~51 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
DeepSeek R1 — DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BQ4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~52 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Qwen 2.5 Family — Qwen 2.5 14B InstructQ4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~101 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Nemotron 70B — Nemotron 70B InstructQ4_K_M · 42.62475 GB · ~26 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Qwen 3.5 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B (MoE)Q4_K_M · 73.6575 GB · ~118 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Gemma 4 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Gemma 4 27B ⭐Q4_K_M · 16.30125 GB · ~61 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Qwen 3 — Qwen 3 14BQ4_K_M · 8.935500000000001 GB · ~98 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Qwen 3.5 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Qwen 3.5 72BQ4_K_M · 43.47 GB · ~25 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Qwen 3.7 — Qwen 3.7 35B-A3BQ4_K_M · 21.13125 GB · ~221 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Qwen 3.5 — Qwen 3.5 122B-A10BQ4_K_M · 73.6575 GB · ~118 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
GLM-5 / GLM-5.1 — GLM-5.1 72BQ4_K_M · 43.47 GB · ~25 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
Codestral — Codestral 22BQ4_K_M · 13.40325 GB · ~71 tok/s on NVIDIA A100 80GB
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FAQ

What LLMs run well with 80 GB VRAM?

Qwen 2.5 Family, Qwen 2.5 Family, Llama 3.3, Qwen 3, DeepSeek R1 all fit in 80 GB VRAM.

Which GPUs have 80 GB VRAM?

NVIDIA A100 80GB, NVIDIA H100 80GB, AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Apple M2 Max.

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