Can I Run Llama 4.5 on NVIDIA L40S?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 10 lipca 2026

No — the Llama 4.5 family does not fit in the NVIDIA L40S's 48 GB VRAM.

NVIDIA L40S Specs

VRAM	48 GB
Memory Bandwidth	864 GB/s

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Llama 4.5 variant requires more VRAM than the NVIDIA L40S provides (48 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

Apple M1 Max (64 GB VRAM).

FAQ

Can I run Llama 4.5 on the NVIDIA L40S?

No — the Llama 4.5 family does not fit in the NVIDIA L40S's 48 GB VRAM.

What GPU should I get instead to run Llama 4.5?

The Apple M1 Max (64 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

Llama 4.5 on Other GPUs

• Llama 4.5 on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
• Llama 4.5 on Apple M3 Pro
• Llama 4.5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
• Llama 4.5 on Apple M4
• Llama 4.5 on Apple M3 Max

Popular Models on the NVIDIA L40S

• DeepSeek R1 on NVIDIA L40S
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VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 48 GB VRAM

Troubleshooting

• CUDA out of memory — why it happens and how to fix it
• Which GGUF quant should I download? (Q4 vs Q5 vs Q8)

Buying Guide

• Best GPU Buyer Guide 2026

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