Can Granite Code 34B run on NVIDIA A40 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

A79Great

○Estimated from fit model

Granite Code 34B needs ~30.4 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A40 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~28 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: 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) — 30.4 GB, 28.4 tok/s, Runs well

30.4 GB required48.0 GB available

63% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

28.4 tok/s

TTFT

6827 ms

Safe context

Memory

30.4 GB / 48.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights20.7 GB

KV Cache3.7 GB

Runtime1.2 GB

Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsGranite Code 34B on NVIDIA A40 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: 28.4 tok/s decode · 6.8s TTFT (warm) · 71 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	28.4 tok/s	3724 ms	8K
Coding	A	Runs well	28.4 tok/s	6827 ms	8K
Agentic Coding	A	Runs well	28.4 tok/s	9931 ms	8K
Reasoning	A	Runs well	28.4 tok/s	8069 ms	8K
RAG	A	Runs well	28.4 tok/s	12413 ms	8K

Quantization options

How Granite Code 34B (34B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A40 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	13.3 GB	Low	A71
Q3_K_S	3	16.7 GB	Low	A72
NVFP4	4	19.0 GB	Medium	A73
Q4_K_M	4	20.7 GB	Medium	A73
Q5_K_M	5	24.5 GB	High	A75
Q6_K	6	27.9 GB	High	A75
Q8_0Best for your GPU	8	36.4 GB	Very High	A75
F16	16	69.7 GB	Maximum	F0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Granite Code 34B on your machine.

Run

ollama run granite-code:34b

Your hardware

More models your NVIDIA A40 48GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 35B A3B	35B	S	69 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.5 35B A3B	35B	S	75 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 2.5 VL 72B	72B	A	7.6 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-Coder-Next	80B	A	19.7 tok/s
👁 Meta Llama 3.3 70B	70B	A	8.2 tok/s

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⇱ Granite Code 34B on NVIDIA A40 48GB? YES