# Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B: RAM and VRAM requirements

> Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B is a 120B Nemotron model (Mixture-of-Experts, 12B active per token). At Q4_K_M it needs about **87.4 GB** to run and fits **5 of 49** tracked devices. Minimum to run: Apple M4 Max (128GB).

Catalog updated: 2026-11-01. Sources: Ollama, HuggingFace GGUF repos, vendor specs.

## Memory by quantization
| Quant | On disk | To run (4k context) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q4_K_M | 83.96 GB | ~87.4 GB |

Memory = weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, and varies ±15% with context length.

## Will it run on my device?
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB)** (6 GB): No, not enough memory
- **iPhone 17** (8 GB): No, not enough memory
- **iPhone 17 Pro** (12 GB): No, not enough memory
- **16GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)** (16 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra (16GB, 1TB config)** (16 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Apple M4 Pro (24GB)** (24 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Apple M4 Pro (48GB)** (48 GB): No, not enough memory
- **Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)** (256 GB): Yes, it runs (room for Q8_0)

Full table of all 49 devices: https://localmodel.run/model/nemotron-3.5-super-120b-a12b

## How to run
Quickest path: `ollama run nemotron-3.5-super:120b-a12b-q4_K_M`. On Mac, LM Studio (ships MLX) is fastest; on Linux, Ollama for chat or vLLM to serve; on Windows, LM Studio or Ollama.

## Details
- Parameters: 120B (MoE, 12B active per token)
- Default context: 1024k tokens
- License: OpenMDW-1.1 (commercial use: yes)
- Released: 2026-10
- HuggingFace: 56,263 downloads/mo, 110 likes

## FAQ
### How much VRAM or RAM does Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B need?
About 87.4 GB at Q4_K_M (weights 83.96 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context.
### Can Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B run on a laptop?
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B is large; you need a high-memory Mac or a 24 GB+ GPU at Q4_K_M.
### Can I use Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B commercially?
Yes, OpenMDW-1.1 permits commercial use.

Sources: https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Super-VL-120B-A12B-BF16, https://huggingface.co/nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Super-VL-120B-A12B-BF16/blob/main/config.json, https://ollama.com/library/nemotron-3.5-super:120b-a12b-q4_K_M, https://registry.ollama.ai/v2/library/nemotron-3.5-super/manifests/120b-a12b-q4_K_M
More: https://localmodel.run/model/nemotron-3.5-super-120b-a12b