Best LLMs for 48 GB VRAM

作者: Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新: 2026年7月30日

These are the strongest local models that fit entirely in 48 GB of VRAM, ranked by capability, with the quantization level and estimated tokens/sec needed to fit.

GPUs at This Tier

Ranked Models

Qwen 2.5 Family — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32BQ4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~49 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Llama 3.3 — Llama 3.3 70B InstructQ2_K_XS (Tight) · 26 GB · ~37 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Qwen 3 — Qwen 3 32BQ4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~49 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
DeepSeek R1 — DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BQ4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~49 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Kimi K2.5 / K2.6 — Kimi K2.6Q4_K_M · 19 GB · ~51 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Qwen 2.5 Family — Qwen 2.5 14B InstructQ4_K_M · 9.5 GB · ~101 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Kimi K2.5 / K2.6 — Kimi K2.5Q4_K_M · 19 GB · ~51 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Nemotron 70B — Nemotron 70B InstructQ4_K_M · 39 GB · ~25 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Qwen 3.5 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B (MoE)Q4_K_M · 13.5 GB · ~400 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Gemma 4 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Gemma 4 27B ⭐Q4_K_M · 14 GB · ~69 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Qwen 3 — Qwen 3 14BQ4_K_M · 9.5 GB · ~101 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Qwen 3.7 — Qwen 3.7 35B-A3BQ4_K_M · 21 GB · ~400 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Llama 4 — Llama 4 Maverick 17BQ4_K_M · 24 GB · ~400 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Codestral — Codestral 22BQ4_K_M · 13 GB · ~74 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation
Qwen 3.6 — Qwen 3.6 35B-A3BQ4_K_M · 21 GB · ~400 tok/s on NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation

FAQ

What LLMs run well with 48 GB VRAM?

Qwen 2.5 Family, Llama 3.3, Qwen 3, DeepSeek R1, Kimi K2.5 / K2.6 all fit in 48 GB VRAM.

Which GPUs have 48 GB VRAM?

NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation, NVIDIA L40S, Apple M5 Pro, Apple M3 Max.

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