The NVIDIA A40 PCIe packs 48GB of GDDR6 with 696 GB/s of memory bandwidth, making it one of the best consumer GPUs for running local AI models. Here is which models fit, how fast they run, and what quantisation gives the best balance of quality and speed.
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The NVIDIA A40 PCIe has 48GB VRAM and 696 GB/s memory bandwidth, making it one of the best consumer GPUs for running local AI models. This guide covers which LLMs fit, expected tok/s performance, and recommended settings.
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