Can I Run MiniMax M3 230B-A10B on NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 138.9 GB and the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell has 96 GB. Drop to Q2_K and it fits in 79.9 GB, with up to 32K of context.

The numbers

ModelMiniMax M3 230B-A10B
Parameters230B (10B active)
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed138.9 GB
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell VRAM96 GB
VerdictRuns at a lower quant
Fits atQ2_K (79.9 GB)
Max context32K

What to do next

Quantize to Q2_K. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.

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Running MiniMax M3 230B-A10B on this card:

NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 96GB
96 GB VRAM · 600 W board power
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MiniMax M3 230B-A10B needs ~139 GB but this GPU has 96 GB. Rent a 2× A100 (160 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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