Can I Run NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B BF16 on a NVIDIA H100 80GB?

Yes

Runs at Q4_K_M — good quality with reasonable headroom.

Model size
124B
GPU memory
80.0GB
Smallest quant
Q4_K_M
Best fit
Q4_K_M

1 quant fit your 80.0GB

QuantMin VRAMRecommendedFile sizeHeadroom
Q4_K_MBEST75.9 GB77.4 GB74.9 GB+4.1 GB

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NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B BF16

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FAQ

Can the NVIDIA H100 80GB run NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B BF16?

Yes. The NVIDIA H100 80GB's 80.0GB of VRAM is enough to run NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B BF16 at Q4_K_M quantization (75.9GB required).

What's the best quantization to use?

Q4_K_M is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 80.0GB. It uses about 75.9GB of memory and 77.4GB recommended for comfortable inference.

What if I need more headroom for context length?

KV cache memory grows with context length. The numbers above assume a baseline 2K-4K context. For long-context use (32K+), add another 2-6GB depending on the model architecture.