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Can Qwen 2.5 Math 72B run on B100 192GB?

YES — Runs Great

B63Good
Estimated from fit model

Qwen 2.5 Math 72B needs ~68.9 GB VRAM. B100 192GB has 192.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~153 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: 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) — 68.9 GB, 166.4 tok/s, Runs well
68.9 GB required192.0 GB available
36% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

166.4 tok/s

TTFT

1164 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

68.9 GB / 192.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights43.9 GB
KV Cache4.9 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom19.2 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsQwen 2.5 Math 72B on B100 192GB
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: 166.4 tok/s decode · 1.2s TTFT (warm) · 416 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 well166.4 tok/s635 ms4K
CodingBRuns well153.0 tok/s1265 ms4K
Agentic CodingBRuns well166.4 tok/s1692 ms4K
ReasoningBRuns well166.4 tok/s1375 ms4K
RAGBRuns well166.4 tok/s2115 ms4K

Quantization options

How Qwen 2.5 Math 72B (72B params) fits at each quantization level on B100 192GB (192.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
28.1 GB
LowC52
Q3_K_S
3
35.3 GB
LowC53
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 2.5 Math 72B on your machine.

Run

docker run --rm -it ghcr.io/ggerganov/llama.cpp:full \ --hf-repo "Qwen/Qwen2.5-Math-72B-Instruct" \ --hf-file "Qwen2.5-Math-72B-Instruct-Q4_K_M.gguf" \ -c 4096 -ngl 99

Frequently asked questions

See all results for B100 192GBSee all hardware for Qwen 2.5 Math 72B
40.3 GB
Medium
C53
Q4_K_M
4
43.9 GB
MediumC54
Q5_K_M
5
51.8 GB
HighC55
Q6_K
6
59.0 GB
HighB55
Q8_0
8
77.0 GB
Very HighB57
F16Best for your GPU
16
147.6 GB
MaximumB61