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Can All MiniLM L6 v2 run on NVIDIA H800 80GB?

YES — Runs Great

B60Good
Estimated from fit model

All MiniLM L6 v2 needs ~9.5 GB VRAM. NVIDIA H800 80GB has 80.0 GB. With F16 quantization, expect ~2 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Memory bandwidth
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.

Current mode

Balanced

Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

Capabilities:

Select quantization to explore

F16 (Maximum quality) — 9.5 GB, 2.0 tok/s, Runs well
9.5 GB required80.0 GB available
12% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

2.0 tok/s

TTFT

96800 ms

Safe context

256

Memory

9.5 GB / 80.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights0.0 GB
KV Cache0.3 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom8.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsAll MiniLM L6 v2 on NVIDIA H800 80GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 2.0 tok/s decode · 96.8s TTFT (warm) · 5 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This model fits, but memory bandwidth is the part holding decode speed back.

Throughput will feel slow

Estimated decode speed is only 2.0 tok/s, so this is more of a technical fit than a comfortable daily-driver setup.

Best improvement path

Prioritize bandwidth, not only capacity

If this workload feels slow, the next useful step is often a GPU tier with materially faster memory bandwidth rather than only a small bump in capacity.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBRuns well2.0 tok/s52800 ms256
CodingBRuns well2.0 tok/s96800 ms256
Agentic CodingBRuns well2.0 tok/s140800 ms256
ReasoningBRuns well2.0 tok/s114400 ms256
RAGBRuns well2.0 tok/s176000 ms256

Quantization options

How All MiniLM L6 v2 (0.023000000044703484B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA H800 80GB (80.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
0.0 GB
LowB67
Q3_K_S
3
0.0 GB
LowB67
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run All MiniLM L6 v2 on your machine.

Run

ollama run all-minilm

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs All MiniLM L6 v2 well

MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GBBudget pick
128 GB Unified (+48)
B
The model fits in shared memory, but shared-memory bandwidth is now the real limiter.2 tok/s decode

~$2,499 MSRP

Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GBBest value
128 GB Unified (+48)
B
The model fits in shared memory, but shared-memory bandwidth is now the real limiter.2 tok/s decode

~$3,999 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GBNVIDIA upgrade
128 GB Unified (+48)
B
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.2 tok/s decode

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

Frequently asked questions

See all results for NVIDIA H800 80GBSee all hardware for All MiniLM L6 v2
0.0 GB
Medium
B67
Q4_K_M
4
0.0 GB
MediumB67
Q5_K_M
5
0.0 GB
HighB67
Q6_K
6
0.0 GB
HighB67
Q8_0
8
0.0 GB
Very HighB67
F16Best for your GPU
16
0.0 GB
MaximumB67

Prioritize bandwidth, not only capacity. If this workload feels slow, the next useful step is often a GPU tier with materially faster memory bandwidth rather than only a small bump in capacity.