Can I Run GLM-5 / GLM-5.1 on NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 21, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~52.5 GB of headroom running GLM-5.1 72B at Q4_K_M (43.47 GB, ~32 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96GB
96 GB VRAM · 600 W board power
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NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Specs

VRAM96 GB
Memory Bandwidth1792 GB/s

GLM-5.1 72B on the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 96 GB?Max context
F16146 GB✗ No
Q8_078.5 GB✓ Yes32K
Q6_K61 GB✓ Yes64K
Q5_K_M53 GB✓ Yes64K
Q4_K_M45.5 GB✓ Yes64K
Q3_K_M32.7 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K25.7 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 96 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

GLM-5 / GLM-5.1 Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell

GLM-5.1 72BQ4_K_M · 43.47 GB · ~32 tok/s (est.)
GLM-5 32BQ4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~64 tok/s (est.)
GLM-5 9BQ4_K_M · 5.43375 GB · ~161 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Can I run GLM-5 / GLM-5.1 on the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~52.5 GB of headroom running GLM-5.1 72B at Q4_K_M (43.47 GB, ~32 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

What's the best GLM-5 / GLM-5.1 size for the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

GLM-5.1 72B at Q4_K_M quantization (43.47 GB), estimated ~32 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

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