Hardware · NVIDIA
What AI models can the NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe run?
- VRAM
- 80.0 GB
- Usable for models
- 80.0 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 1,935 GB/s
- FP16 compute
- 78.0 TFLOPS
- Released
- 2021
Specifications
| Maker | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Type | Workstation / datacenter graphics card |
| Video memory (VRAM) | 80.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 80.0 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,935 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 78.0 TFLOPS |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Released | 2021 |
Best LLMs for the NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe
| Grade · points | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 ptsExcellent (S) · 96 of 100 points: Model quality 41.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Gemma 4 26B-A4B | F16 | 56.6 GB | 73.3 tok/s | Runs well |
| 94 ptsExcellent (S) · 94 of 100 points: Model quality 39.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | GLM-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B) | F16 | 67.5 GB | 92.9 tok/s | Runs well |
| 94 ptsExcellent (S) · 94 of 100 points: Model quality 42.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 12.4/15 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Q8_0 | 42.9 GB | 202 tok/s | Runs well |
| 94 ptsExcellent (S) · 94 of 100 points: Model quality 41.9/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 12.4/15 | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Q8_0 | 42.9 GB | 202 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92 ptsExcellent (S) · 92 of 100 points: Model quality 43.0/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 10.0/15 | Qwen3.8 27B | Q8_0 | 34.6 GB | 43.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92 ptsExcellent (S) · 92 of 100 points: Model quality 40.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 12.4/15 | Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B | Q8_0 | 42.9 GB | 202 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92 ptsExcellent (S) · 92 of 100 points: Model quality 37.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B) | Q5_K_M | 61.4 GB | 327 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92 ptsExcellent (S) · 92 of 100 points: Model quality 37.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Thinking | Q5_K_M | 62.5 GB | 327 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92 ptsExcellent (S) · 92 of 100 points: Model quality 40.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 12.4/15 | Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B) | Q8_0 | 42.9 GB | 202 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92 ptsExcellent (S) · 92 of 100 points: Model quality 40.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 12.4/15 | Ornith 1.0 35B-A3B | Q8_0 | 42.9 GB | 202 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92 ptsExcellent (S) · 92 of 100 points: Model quality 42.3/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 10.0/15 | Qwen3.6 27B | Q8_0 | 34.6 GB | 43.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 92 ptsExcellent (S) · 92 of 100 points: Model quality 41.0/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 14.7/15, Memory use 11.4/15 | Gemma 4 31B | Q8_0 | 39.4 GB | 38.7 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe
| Grade · points | Model | Precision | Memory | Time per output | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 ptsExcellent (S) · 88 of 100 points: Model quality 34.2/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 14.7/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | HiDream-I1 Fast | FP16 | 64.4 GB | 10 s | Runs well |
| 88 ptsExcellent (S) · 88 of 100 points: Model quality 40.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 8.2/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | FLUX.2 [dev] | FP8 | 59.7 GB | 34 s | Runs well |
| 88 ptsExcellent (S) · 88 of 100 points: Model quality 37.8/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 10.7/15 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | FP16 | 37.1 GB | 1.9 s | Runs well |
| 87 ptsExcellent (S) · 87 of 100 points: Model quality 36.0/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 11.3/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | HiDream-I1 Dev | FP16 | 64.4 GB | 18 s | Runs well |
| 85 ptsExcellent (S) · 85 of 100 points: Model quality 36.9/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 13.4/15, Memory use 10.5/15 | FLUX.1 Krea [dev] | FP16 | 36.4 GB | 13 s | Runs well |
| 85 ptsExcellent (S) · 85 of 100 points: Model quality 40.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 4.9/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Qwen-Image 2512 | FP16 | 63.8 GB | 1.6 min | Runs well |
Best Video models for the NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe
| Grade · points | Model | Precision | Memory | Time per output | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 ptsExcellent (S) · 86 of 100 points: Model quality 37.9/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 10.4/15, Memory use 12.8/15 | LTX-2.3 | FP8 | 44.3 GB | 6.3 min | Runs well |
| 84 ptsGreat (A) · 84 of 100 points: Model quality 30.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 13.8/15 | LTX-Video 13B 0.9.8 (distilled) | FP16 | 47.9 GB | 63 s | Runs well |
| 84 ptsGreat (A) · 84 of 100 points: Model quality 36.2/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 10.4/15, Memory use 12.8/15 | LTX-2 (19B, video + audio) | FP8 | 44.3 GB | 6.3 min | Runs well |
| 83 ptsGreat (A) · 83 of 100 points: Model quality 38.7/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 4.9/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Wan 2.2 I2V A14B | FP16 | 58.0 GB | 27.8 min | Runs well |
| 83 ptsGreat (A) · 83 of 100 points: Model quality 38.7/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 4.9/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Wan 2.2 T2V A14B | FP16 | 58.0 GB | 27.8 min | Runs well |
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Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.