Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Yes. Granite 4.1 30B needs 30.9 GB at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) and the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation has 48 GB, leaving about 17.1 GB of headroom, at roughly 26 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 64K of context.
| Model | Granite 4.1 30B |
| Parameters | 30B |
| Quantization | FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) |
| VRAM needed | 30.9 GB |
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation VRAM | 48 GB |
| Verdict | Runs |
| Max context | 64K |
| Estimated speed | ~26 tok/s |
Nothing to change — run it at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed). If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.
Running Granite 4.1 30B on this card:
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$6,799) beats renting at $0.55/hr after about 17.2 years.
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