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Can Qwen 3 30B A3B run on NVIDIA H20 96GB?

YES — Runs Great

S89Excellent
Estimated from fit model

Qwen 3 30B A3B needs ~30.9 GB VRAM. NVIDIA H20 96GB has 96.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~490 tok/s.

Runtime: OllamaCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: 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) — 30.9 GB, 489.9 tok/s, Runs well
30.9 GB required96.0 GB available
32% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

489.9 tok/s

TTFT

395 ms

Safe context

131K

Memory

30.9 GB / 96.0 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights18.6 GB
KV Cache1.5 GB
Runtime1.2 GB
Headroom9.6 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsQwen 3 30B A3B on NVIDIA H20 96GB
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: 489.9 tok/s decode · 395ms TTFT (warm) · 1225 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
ChatSRuns well489.9 tok/s350 ms131K
CodingSRuns well489.9 tok/s395 ms131K
Agentic CodingSRuns well489.9 tok/s575 ms131K
ReasoningSRuns well489.9 tok/s467 ms131K
RAGSRuns well489.9 tok/s718 ms131K

Quantization options

How Qwen 3 30B A3B (30.5B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA H20 96GB (96.0 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
11.9 GB
LowA80
Q3_K_S
3
14.9 GB
LowA81
NVFP4
4

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 3 30B A3B on your machine.

Run

ollama run qwen3:30b-a3b

Your hardware

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Frequently asked questions

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17.1 GB
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A81
Q4_K_M
4
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Q5_K_M
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22.0 GB
HighA81
Q6_K
6
25.0 GB
HighA82
Q8_0
8
32.6 GB
Very HighA83
F16Best for your GPU
16
62.5 GB
MaximumS88
130.3 tok/s
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