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Can Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B run on Tesla P40 24GB?

YES — Runs Great

B67Good
Estimated from fit model

Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B needs ~8.7 GB VRAM. Tesla P40 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~48 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: BasicBottleneck: 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

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 8.7 GB, 51.9 tok/s, Runs well
8.7 GB required24.0 GB available
36% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

51.9 tok/s

TTFT

3730 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

8.7 GB / 24.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights4.3 GB
KV Cache0.9 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom2.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsQwen 2.5 Coder 7B on Tesla P40 24GB
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: 51.9 tok/s decode · 3.7s TTFT (warm) · 130 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

Older PCIe generation

PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatBRuns well47.8 tok/s2209 ms131K
CodingBRuns well47.8 tok/s4050 ms131K
Agentic CodingBRuns well47.8 tok/s5890 ms131K
ReasoningBRuns well47.8 tok/s4786 ms131K
RAGBRuns well47.8 tok/s7363 ms131K

Quantization options

How Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B (7B params) fits at each quantization level on Tesla P40 24GB (24.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
2.7 GB
LowB64
Q3_K_S
3
3.4 GB
LowB65
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B on your machine.

Run

ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B well

👁 NVIDIA
RTX 5090 32GBBudget pick
32 GB VRAM (+8)1792 GB/s (+1446)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 89%.98 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 89%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$1,999 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell 32GBBest value
32 GB VRAM (+8)896 GB/s (+550)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 89%.98 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 89%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$2,499 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX 5000 Ada 32GBNVIDIA upgrade
32 GB VRAM (+8)576 GB/s (+230)
B
Raises estimated decode speed by about 89%.98 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 89%.

Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.

~$4,000 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for Tesla P40 24GBSee all hardware for Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B
3.9 GB
Medium
B65
Q4_K_M
4
4.3 GB
MediumB65
Q5_K_M
5
5.0 GB
HighB65
Q6_K
6
5.7 GB
HighB66
Q8_0
8
7.5 GB
Very HighB67
F16Best for your GPU
16
14.3 GB
MaximumB70