VOOZH about

URL: https://willitrunai.com/can-run/phi-3-medium-14b-on-v100-32gb


Can Phi 3 Medium 14B run on NVIDIA V100 32GB?

YES — Runs Great

B63Good
Estimated from fit model

Phi 3 Medium 14B needs ~16.0 GB VRAM. NVIDIA V100 32GB has 32.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~71 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: BasicBottleneck: Balanced
Share:

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) — 16.0 GB, 75.9 tok/s, Runs well
16.0 GB required32.0 GB available
50% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

75.9 tok/s

TTFT

2551 ms

Safe context

100K

Memory

16.0 GB / 32.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights8.5 GB
KV Cache3.1 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom3.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsPhi 3 Medium 14B on NVIDIA V100 32GB
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: 75.9 tok/s decode · 2.6s TTFT (warm) · 190 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
ChatBRuns well70.6 tok/s1496 ms100K
CodingBRuns well70.6 tok/s2742 ms100K
Agentic CodingBRuns well70.6 tok/s3988 ms100K
ReasoningBRuns well70.6 tok/s3240 ms100K
RAGBRuns well70.6 tok/s4985 ms100K

Quantization options

How Phi 3 Medium 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA V100 32GB (32.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
5.5 GB
LowC55
Q3_K_S
3
6.9 GB
LowB55
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Phi 3 Medium 14B on your machine.

Run

ollama run phi3:medium

Frequently asked questions

See all results for NVIDIA V100 32GBSee all hardware for Phi 3 Medium 14B
7.8 GB
Medium
B56
Q4_K_M
4
8.5 GB
MediumB56
Q5_K_M
5
10.1 GB
HighB57
Q6_K
6
11.5 GB
HighB57
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
15.0 GB
Very HighB59
F16
16
28.7 GB
MaximumF0