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Can cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B run on NVIDIA A16 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

C47Usable
Estimated from fit model

cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B needs ~25.1 GB VRAM. NVIDIA A16 64GB has 64.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~32 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: BasicBottleneck: 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) — 25.1 GB, 32.0 tok/s, Runs well
25.1 GB required64.0 GB available
39% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

32.0 tok/s

TTFT

6056 ms

Safe context

238K

Memory

25.1 GB / 64.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB
KV Cache2.8 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom6.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelscognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on NVIDIA A16 64GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 32.0 tok/s decode · 6.1s TTFT (warm) · 80 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
ChatCRuns well32.0 tok/s3303 ms238K
CodingCRuns well32.0 tok/s6056 ms238K
Agentic CodingCRuns well32.0 tok/s8809 ms238K
ReasoningCRuns well32.0 tok/s7157 ms238K
RAGCRuns well32.0 tok/s11011 ms238K

Quantization options

How cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA A16 64GB (64.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.4 GB
LowC41
Q3_K_S
3
11.8 GB
LowC42
NVFP4
4
13.4 GB
MediumC42
Q4_K_M
4
14.6 GB
MediumC42
Q5_K_M
5
17.3 GB
HighC43
Q6_K
6
19.7 GB
HighC43
Q8_0
8
25.7 GB
Very HighC45
F16Best for your GPU
16
49.2 GB
MaximumC48

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-bartowski--cognitivecomputations-dolphin3-0-r1-mistral-24b-gguf && lms server start

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B well

👁 NVIDIA
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GBBudget pick
96 GB VRAM (+32)1792 GB/s (+1192)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 221%.102.8 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 221%.

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

~$9,999 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition 96GBBest value
96 GB VRAM (+32)1597 GB/s (+997)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 186%.91.6 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 186%.

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

~$9,999 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
NVIDIA H20 96GBNVIDIA upgrade
96 GB VRAM (+32)4000 GB/s (+3400)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 592%.221.3 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 592%.

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

~$12,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

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