Can Granite Code 20B run on NVIDIA A800 80GB?

YES — Runs Great

A78Great

○Estimated from fit model

Granite Code 20B needs ~24.6 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A800 80GB has 80.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~124 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced

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) — 24.6 GB, 133.6 tok/s, Runs well

24.6 GB required80.0 GB available

31% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

133.6 tok/s

TTFT

1449 ms

Safe context

Memory

24.6 GB / 80.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights12.2 GB

KV Cache3.2 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom8.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGranite Code 20B on NVIDIA A800 80GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort:

def quicksort(arr):
 if len(arr) <= 1:
 return arr
 pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
 left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
 middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
 right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
 return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

# Example usage
numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1]
print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10]

The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]:
 """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm.

 Args:
 arr: List of integers to sort.

 Returns:
 A new sorted list.
 """
 if len(arr) <= 1:
 return arr
 pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2]
 left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot]
 middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot]
 right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot]
 return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right)

Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 133.6 tok/s decode · 1.4s TTFT (warm) · 334 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

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Chat	A	Runs well	123.7 tok/s	854 ms	8K
Coding	A	Runs well	123.7 tok/s	1565 ms	8K
Agentic Coding	A	Runs well	123.7 tok/s	2276 ms	8K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	123.7 tok/s	1849 ms	8K
RAG	A	Runs well	123.7 tok/s	2845 ms	8K

Quantization options

How Granite Code 20B (20B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A800 80GB (80.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	7.8 GB	Low	B70
Q3_K_S	3	9.8 GB	Low	B70
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Granite Code 20B on your machine.

Run

ollama run granite-code:20b

Your hardware

More models your NVIDIA A800 80GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode	Capabilities
👁 Mistral Devstral 2 123B Instruct	123B	A	15.5 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct	30.5B	S

Frequently asked questions

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