Can I Run GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 on NVIDIA L40S?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~28.7 GB of headroom running GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning) at Q4_K_M (19.32 GB, ~36 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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NVIDIA L40S Specs

VRAM48 GB
Memory Bandwidth864 GB/s

GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning) on the NVIDIA L40S: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 48 GB?Max context
F1665.7 GB✗ No
Q8_035.7 GB✓ Yes32K
Q6_K28 GB✓ Yes64K
Q5_K_M24.4 GB✓ Yes64K
Q4_K_M21 GB✓ Yes64K
Q3_K_M15.4 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K12.2 GB✓ Yes64K

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.

GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA L40S

GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning)Q4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~36 tok/s (est.)
GLM-4.7-Flash 30B-A3BQ4_K_M · 18.1125 GB · ~178 tok/s (est.)
GLM-4.7 9BQ4_K_M · 5.43375 GB · ~102 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Is the NVIDIA L40S enough to run GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 locally?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~28.7 GB of headroom running GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning) at Q4_K_M (19.32 GB, ~36 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

What's the best GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 size for the NVIDIA L40S?

GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning) at Q4_K_M quantization (19.32 GB), estimated ~36 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

Every GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 size on the NVIDIA L40S

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
GLM-Z1 32B (Reasoning)19.3 GBRuns~36 tok/s
GLM-4.7-Flash 30B-A3B18.1 GBRuns~178 tok/s
GLM-4.7 9B5.4 GBRuns~102 tok/s

GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 on Other GPUs

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