Can Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B run on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB?

YES — Runs Great

S95Excellent

○Estimated from fit model

Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B needs ~25.3 GB VRAM. AMD Instinct MI100 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~123 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: 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) — 25.3 GB, 123.4 tok/s, Runs well

25.3 GB required32.0 GB available

79% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

123.4 tok/s

TTFT

1569 ms

Safe context

52K

Memory

25.3 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights18.3 GB

KV Cache2.9 GB

Runtime0.9 GB

Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsNemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB
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: 123.4 tok/s decode · 1.6s TTFT (warm) · 309 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	123.4 tok/s	856 ms	52K
Coding	S	Runs well	123.4 tok/s	1569 ms	52K
Agentic Coding	S	Tight fit	123.4 tok/s	2282 ms	52K
Reasoning	S	Runs well	123.4 tok/s	1854 ms	52K
RAG	S	Tight fit	123.4 tok/s	2853 ms	52K

Quantization options

How Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B (30B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.7 GB	Low	A85
Q3_K_S	3	14.7 GB	Low	S86
NVFP4	4	16.8 GB	Medium	S87
Q4_K_M	4	18.3 GB	Medium	S87
Q5_K_M	5	21.6 GB	High	S87
Q6_KBest for your GPU	6	24.6 GB	High	S86
Q8_0	8	32.1 GB	Very High	F0
F16	16	61.5 GB	Maximum	F0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B on your machine.

Run

ollama run nemotron-cascade-2

Your hardware

More models your AMD Instinct MI100 32GB can run

Model	Params	Grade	Decode
👁 Alibaba Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct	30.5B	S	120.7 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.6 35B A3B	35B	S	101.4 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3.5 35B A3B	35B	S	110.3 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3 32B	32B	S	44.5 tok/s
👁 Alibaba Qwen 3 30B A3B	30.5B	S	120.7 tok/s

Frequently asked questions

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⇱ Nemotron Cascade 2 30B A3B on AMD Instinct MI100 32GB? YES