Can I Run Nemotron 3 Super on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

No — Nemotron 3 Super doesn't fit the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation's 48 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).

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NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation Specs

VRAM48 GB
Memory Bandwidth960 GB/s

Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B on the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 48 GB?Max context
F16242.2 GB✗ No
Q8_0129.7 GB✗ No
Q6_K100.6 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M87.3 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M74.7 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M53.4 GB✗ No
Q2_K41.7 GB✓ Yes16K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 48 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Nemotron 3 Super variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation provides (48 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM).

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FAQ

Is the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation enough to run Nemotron 3 Super locally?

No — Nemotron 3 Super doesn't fit the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation's 48 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).

What's the cheapest GPU that runs Nemotron 3 Super?

The NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

Nemotron 3 Super on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation

VRAM Tier

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