Can Granite Code 20B run on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

A81Great

○Estimated from fit model

Granite Code 20B needs ~21.4 GB VRAM. RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~100 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) — 21.4 GB, 99.9 tok/s, Runs well

21.4 GB required48.0 GB available

45% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

99.9 tok/s

TTFT

1937 ms

Safe context

Memory

21.4 GB / 48.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights12.2 GB

KV Cache3.2 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGranite Code 20B on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB
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: 99.9 tok/s decode · 1.9s TTFT (warm) · 250 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	99.9 tok/s	1057 ms	8K
Coding	A	Runs well	99.9 tok/s	1937 ms	8K
Agentic Coding	A	Runs well	99.9 tok/s	2818 ms	8K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	92.5 tok/s	2473 ms	8K
RAG	A	Runs well	99.9 tok/s	3522 ms	8K

Quantization options

How Granite Code 20B (20B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	7.8 GB	Low	A72
Q3_K_S	3	9.8 GB	Low	A72
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 RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode	Capabilities
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct	30.5B	S	170.7 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.5 27B	27B	S	74 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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