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⇱ InternLM 20B on NVIDIA GB200 192GB? YES


Can InternLM 20B run on NVIDIA GB200 192GB?

YES — Runs Great

B56Good
Estimated from fit model

InternLM 20B needs ~52.8 GB VRAM. NVIDIA GB200 192GB has 192.0 GB. With Q5_K_M quantization, expect ~280 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: 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

Q5_K_M (High quality) — 52.8 GB, 280.0 tok/s, Runs well
52.8 GB required192.0 GB available
27% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

280.0 tok/s

TTFT

691 ms

Safe context

8K

Memory

52.8 GB / 192.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights14.4 GB
KV Cache18.3 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom19.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsInternLM 20B on NVIDIA GB200 192GB
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: 280.0 tok/s decode · 691ms TTFT (warm) · 700 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 well280.0 tok/s377 ms8K
CodingBRuns well280.0 tok/s691 ms8K
Agentic CodingBRuns well280.0 tok/s1006 ms8K
ReasoningBRuns well280.0 tok/s817 ms8K
RAGBRuns well280.0 tok/s1257 ms8K

Quantization options

How InternLM 20B (20B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA GB200 192GB (192.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
7.8 GB
LowC45
Q3_K_S
3
9.8 GB
LowC45
NVFP4
4
11.2 GB
MediumC45
Q4_K_M
4
12.2 GB
MediumC45
Q5_K_M
5
14.4 GB
HighC45
Q6_K
6
16.4 GB
HighC45
Q8_0
8
21.4 GB
Very HighC45
F16Best for your GPU
16
41.0 GB
MaximumC48

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run InternLM 20B on your machine.

Run

docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \ --hf-repo "internlm/internlm2_5-20b-chat" \ --hf-file "internlm2_5-20b-chat-Q5_K_M.gguf" \ -c 4096 -ngl 99

Frequently asked questions

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