Can Kimi Linear 48B A3B run on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB?

YES — Runs Great

S86Excellent

○Estimated from fit model

Kimi Linear 48B A3B needs ~37.4 GB VRAM. RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~31 tok/s.

Runtime: vLLMCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: OptimizedBottleneck: 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) — 37.4 GB, 30.8 tok/s, Runs well

37.4 GB required48.0 GB available

78% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

30.8 tok/s

TTFT

6276 ms

Safe context

199K

Memory

37.4 GB / 48.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights29.3 GB

KV Cache0.9 GB

Runtime2.4 GB

Headroom4.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsKimi Linear 48B A3B on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 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: 30.8 tok/s decode · 6.3s TTFT (warm) · 77 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	S	Runs well	30.8 tok/s	3423 ms	199K
Coding	S	Runs well	30.8 tok/s	6276 ms	199K
Agentic Coding	S	Runs well	30.8 tok/s	9129 ms	199K
Reasoning	S	Runs well	30.8 tok/s	7418 ms	199K
RAG	S	Runs well	30.8 tok/s	11412 ms	199K

Quantization options

How Kimi Linear 48B A3B (48B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB (48.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	18.7 GB	Low	A78
Q3_K_S	3	23.5 GB	Low	A80
NVFP4	4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Kimi Linear 48B A3B on your machine.

Run

docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \
 --hf-repo "moonshotai/Kimi-Linear-48B-A3B-Instruct" \
 --hf-file "Kimi-Linear-48B-A3B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf" \
 -c 4096 -ngl 99

Frequently asked questions

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URL: https://willitrunai.com/can-run/kimi-linear-48b-a3b-on-rtx-pro-5000-blackwell-48gb

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