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Can Command R 35B run on NVIDIA B200 180GB?

YES — Runs Great

A73Great
Estimated from fit model

Command R 35B needs ~42.7 GB VRAM. NVIDIA B200 180GB has 180.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~315 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced
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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

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 42.7 GB, 342.3 tok/s, Runs well
42.7 GB required180.0 GB available
24% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

342.3 tok/s

TTFT

566 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

42.7 GB / 180.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights21.3 GB
KV Cache2.4 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom18.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsCommand R 35B on NVIDIA B200 180GB
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: 342.3 tok/s decode · 566ms TTFT (warm) · 856 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

No major red flags

This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatARuns well314.8 tok/s350 ms131K
CodingARuns well314.8 tok/s615 ms131K
Agentic CodingARuns well314.8 tok/s895 ms131K
ReasoningARuns well314.8 tok/s727 ms131K
RAGARuns well314.8 tok/s1118 ms131K

Quantization options

How Command R 35B (35B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA B200 180GB (180.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
13.7 GB
LowB64
Q3_K_S
3
17.2 GB
LowB64
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Command R 35B on your machine.

Run

ollama run command-r

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Frequently asked questions

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