Can I Run Command R Family on NVIDIA DGX Spark?

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Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 21, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~65.2 GB of headroom running Command R+ (104B) at Q4_K_M (62.79 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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NVIDIA DGX Spark (128GB)
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NVIDIA DGX Spark Specs

VRAM128 GB
Memory Bandwidth273 GB/s

Command R+ (104B) on the NVIDIA DGX Spark: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 128 GB?Max context
F16209.9 GB✗ No
Q8_0112.4 GB✓ Yes32K
Q6_K87.2 GB✓ Yes64K
Q5_K_M75.6 GB✓ Yes64K
Q4_K_M64.7 GB✓ Yes64K
Q3_K_M46.2 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K36.1 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 128 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Command R Family Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA DGX Spark

Command R+ (104B)Q4_K_M · 62.79 GB · ~4 tok/s (est.)
Command R (35B)Q4_K_M · 21.13125 GB · ~9 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Can I run Command R Family on the NVIDIA DGX Spark?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~65.2 GB of headroom running Command R+ (104B) at Q4_K_M (62.79 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

What's the best Command R Family size for the NVIDIA DGX Spark?

Command R+ (104B) at Q4_K_M quantization (62.79 GB), estimated ~4 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

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