Llama 4 Maverick 17B — VRAM Requirements
Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated April 5, 2025
How much GPU VRAM you need to run Llama 4 Llama 4 Maverick 17B by Meta locally, a 400B-parameter model. Figures are quantized weights + KV cache + framework overhead, computed from the model's parameter count and published architecture — not a throughput model. See /en/methodology.
Llama 4 Maverick 17B needs about 244 GB VRAM at Q4_K_M.
VRAM by Quantization
| Quant | Bits/weight | Weights | Total VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 2.63 | 131.5 GB | 133.9 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 3.41 | 170.5 GB | 172.9 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 4.83 | 241.5 GB | 243.9 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 5.67 | 283.5 GB | 285.9 GB |
| Q6_K | 6.56 | 328.0 GB | 330.4 GB |
| Q8_0 | 8.50 | 425.0 GB | 427.4 GB |
| F16 | 16.00 | 800.0 GB | 802.4 GB |
Switch quantization in the interactive calculator, or see the full Llama 4 model page.
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