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Can Solar Open 100B run on NVIDIA H100 80GB?

YES — With Offload

C51Usable
Estimated from fit model

Solar Open 100B needs ~81.6 GB VRAM. NVIDIA H100 80GB has 80.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~38 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Host offload
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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) — 81.6 GB, 38.1 tok/s, Runs with offload (needs ~1.2 GB host RAM)
81.6 GB required80.0 GB available
102% VRAM needed

1.6 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Runs with offload (needs ~1.2 GB host RAM)

Decode

38.1 tok/s

TTFT

5086 ms

Safe context

14K

Memory

81.6 GB / 80.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights61.0 GB
KV Cache11.7 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom8.0 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsSolar Open 100B on NVIDIA H100 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: 38.1 tok/s decode · 5.1s TTFT (warm) · 95 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

Best improvement path

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCTight fit46.1 tok/s2289 ms14K
CodingCRuns with offload38.1 tok/s5086 ms14K
Agentic CodingCVery compromised (needs ~8.7 GB host RAM)30.5 tok/s9230 ms14K
ReasoningCRuns with offload (needs ~1.2 GB host RAM)38.1 tok/s6010 ms14K
RAGCVery compromised (needs ~8.7 GB host RAM)30.5 tok/s11538 ms

Quantization options

How Solar Open 100B (100B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA H100 80GB (80.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
39.0 GB
LowC47
Q3_K_S
3
49.0 GB
LowC48
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Solar Open 100B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-aaryank--solar-open-100b-gguf && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Solar Open 100B well

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA H20 96GBBudget pick
96 GB VRAM (+16)4000 GB/s (+650)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 39%.53.1 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 39%.

~$12,000 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA H200 141GBBest value
141 GB VRAM (+61)4800 GB/s (+1450)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 73%.66.1 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 73%.

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

~$30,000 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GBNVIDIA upgrade
141 GB VRAM (+61)4800 GB/s (+1450)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 73%.66.1 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 73%.

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

~$30,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for NVIDIA H100 80GBSee all hardware for Solar Open 100B
14K
56.0 GB
Medium
C48
Q4_K_MBest for your GPU
4
61.0 GB
MediumC48
Q5_K_M
5
72.0 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
82.0 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
107.0 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
205.0 GB
MaximumF0

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit. A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.