Can Mistral Large 3 run on NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GB?
NO — Won't Fit
Mistral Large 3 needs ~433.6 GB but NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GB only has 141.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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.
Select quantization to explore
292.6 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
2.5 tok/s
TTFT
77209 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
433.6 GB / 141.0 GB
Offload
70%
Memory breakdown
See how fast it feels
With memory offload — actual speed may be lowerWhat limits this setup
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 433.6 GB, but this setup only exposes 141.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Best improvement path
Add more VRAM headroom
The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
Performance by workload
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 42114 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 77209 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 112305 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 91247 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 2.5 tok/s | 140381 ms | 4K |
Quantization options
How Mistral Large 3 (675B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA H200 PCIe 141GB (141.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 263.3 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 330.8 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
