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Can Hermes 4.3 36B run on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

C53Usable
Estimated from fit model

Hermes 4.3 36B needs ~32.2 GB VRAM. RTX 6000 Ada 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~36 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: 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) — 32.2 GB, 35.8 tok/s, Runs well
32.2 GB required48.0 GB available
67% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

35.8 tok/s

TTFT

5401 ms

Safe context

76K

Memory

32.2 GB / 48.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights22.0 GB
KV Cache4.2 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsHermes 4.3 36B on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB
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: 35.8 tok/s decode · 5.4s TTFT (warm) · 90 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 well35.8 tok/s2946 ms76K
CodingCRuns well35.8 tok/s5401 ms76K
Agentic CodingCRuns well35.8 tok/s7856 ms76K
ReasoningCRuns well35.8 tok/s6383 ms76K
RAGCRuns well35.8 tok/s9820 ms76K

Quantization options

How Hermes 4.3 36B (36B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 6000 Ada 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
14.0 GB
LowC44
Q3_K_S
3
17.6 GB
LowC45
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Hermes 4.3 36B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-nousresearch--hermes-4-3-36b-gguf && lms server start

Frequently asked questions

See all results for RTX 6000 Ada 48GBSee all hardware for Hermes 4.3 36B
20.2 GB
Medium
C46
Q4_K_M
4
22.0 GB
MediumC47
Q5_K_M
5
25.9 GB
HighC48
Q6_K
6
29.5 GB
HighC48
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
38.5 GB
Very HighC48
F16
16
73.8 GB
MaximumF0