Can I Run Cogito v1 on NVIDIA L40S?

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Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 21 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M (42.2625 GB, ~18 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.

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NVIDIA L40S 48GB

48 GB VRAM · 350 W board power

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NVIDIA L40S Specs

VRAM	48 GB
Memory Bandwidth	864 GB/s

Cogito v1 70B on the NVIDIA L40S: VRAM by quantization

Quant	VRAM needed	Fits 48 GB?	Max context
F16	142.1 GB	✗ No	—
Q8_0	76.5 GB	✗ No	—
Q6_K	59.5 GB	✗ No	—
Q5_K_M	51.8 GB	✗ No	—
Q4_K_M	44.4 GB	✓ Yes	8K
Q3_K_M	32 GB	✓ Yes	32K
Q2_K	25.2 GB	✓ Yes	64K

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.

Cogito v1 Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA L40S

Cogito v1 70B	Q4_K_M · 42.2625 GB · ~18 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 32B	Q4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~36 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 14B	Q4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~72 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 8B	Q4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~112 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 3B	Q4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~196 tok/s (est.)

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FAQ

Does the NVIDIA L40S have enough VRAM for Cogito v1?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~5.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M (42.2625 GB, ~18 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.

Which quantization of Cogito v1 should I use on the NVIDIA L40S?

Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M quantization (42.2625 GB), estimated ~18 tokens/sec, up to 8K context.

Every Cogito v1 size on the NVIDIA L40S

Size	VRAM	Verdict	Speed
Cogito v1 70B	42.3 GB	Runs	~18 tok/s
Cogito v1 32B	19.3 GB	Runs	~36 tok/s
Cogito v1 14B	8.5 GB	Runs	~72 tok/s
Cogito v1 8B	4.8 GB	Runs	~112 tok/s
Cogito v1 3B	1.8 GB	Runs	~196 tok/s

Cogito v1 on Other GPUs

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