Can I Run Nemotron Cascade 2 70B on NVIDIA L40S?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026

Yes. Nemotron Cascade 2 70B needs 42.3 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA L40S has 48 GB, leaving about 5.7 GB of headroom, at roughly 18 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 8K of context.

The numbers

ModelNemotron Cascade 2 70B
Parameters70B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed42.3 GB
NVIDIA L40S VRAM48 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context8K
Estimated speed~18 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running Nemotron Cascade 2 70B on this card:

NVIDIA L40S 48GB
48 GB VRAM · 350 W board power
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