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Can I run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B on Nvidia DGX Spark (128GB)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
Yes, it runs GPU accelerated ~24 tok/s est.

Yes. Llama 3.2 Vision 11B runs on Nvidia DGX Spark (128GB) at Q4_K_M (~9 GB of ~112 GB usable).

Needs ~9 GB Device usable ~112 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~9 GB of ~112 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

That figure is at a 4k context and moves about ±15% as context length changes. Nvidia DGX Spark (128GB) leaves ~103 GB of headroom, room to step up to FP16 for higher quality.

Q4_K_M needed
~9 GB
Usable on device
~112 GB
Device memory
128 GB
Best quant
Q4_K_M
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Which quant fits

Quant ladder vs ~112 GB usable
Q2_K
~6.1 GB
Q3_K_M
~6.8 GB
Q4_K_M
~9 GB
Q5_K_M
~9.2 GB
Q6_K
~10.4 GB
Q8_0
~13.1 GB
FP16
~23 GB
The line marks Nvidia DGX Spark (128GB)'s ~112 GB budget; rungs past it are too large.

Running cost · estimate

Power & economics est.
Power draw
~140 W
Electricity / 1M tokens
~$0.24
Pays for itself after
~15,381M tok

At ~$0.15/kWh and the estimated ~24 tok/s, a million generated tokens costs about $0.24 in electricity. Versus a hosted API at ~$0.5 per million tokens, the ~$3,999 Nvidia DGX Spark (128GB) pays for itself after roughly 15,381 million tokens, so local hardware is mostly a fixed cost, not a per-token one. TDP is the peak draw, so this is an upper bound. Assumptions.

Run it

Install commands Linux

Pick your tool. All 3 load the same Q4_K_M weights.

Ollama
$ ollama run llama3.2-vision:11b
llama.cpp
$ llama-cli -hf leafspark/Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
LM Studio
$ lms get leafspark/Llama-3.2-11B-Vision-Instruct-GGUF
Model Llama 3.2 Vision
Parameters
10.7B
Q4_K_M size
7.36 GB
Q8_0 size
11.49 GB
Context
128k
Ollama tag
llama3.2-vision:11b
Full Llama 3.2 Vision 11B requirements →
Device Linux
Memory
128 GB unified
Usable for weights
~112 GB
Power draw
~140 W
Best runtime
llama.cpp (CUDA) / Ollama (CUDA)
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FAQ

Can Nvidia DGX Spark (128GB) run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B?

Yes. Llama 3.2 Vision 11B runs on Nvidia DGX Spark (128GB) at Q4_K_M (~9 GB of ~112 GB usable).

How much memory does Llama 3.2 Vision 11B need?

Nvidia DGX Spark (128GB) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~7.36 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~9 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Llama 3.2 Vision 11B on Linux?

Ollama for a simple setup; vLLM for the most speed. vLLM shines for multi-user serving/throughput. For a single local chat, Ollama or llama.cpp is simpler and lighter.

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Sources

Weights are measured from GGUF files; KV cache and overhead are computed, so totals can vary ~15% with context and runtime. Any tok/s is a bandwidth estimate. See methodology.