NVIDIA RTX A5000
NVIDIA · 24GBGDDR6 · Can run 84 models
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| Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
| VRAM | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| CUDA Cores | 8,192 |
| Tensor Cores | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 768 GB/s |
| TDP | 230W |
| MSRP | $2,250 |
| Released | Apr 12, 2021 |
AI Notes
The RTX A5000 offers 24GB VRAM in a dual-slot workstation form factor with moderate power draw. It handles 13B models at full precision and 30B+ models with quantization, matching the RTX 3090 in VRAM capacity while running cooler and quieter. A strong option for professional AI workstations.
Compatible Models
| Model | Parameters | Best Quant | VRAM Used | Fit | Est. Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3 0.6B | 600M | Q4_K_M | 2.5 GB | Runs | ~307 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 0.8B | 800M | Q4_K_M | 1.5 GB | Runs | ~512 tok/s |
| Gemma 3 1B | 1B | Q8_0 | 2 GB | Runs | ~384 tok/s |
| Llama 3.2 1B | 1B | Q8_0 | 3 GB | Runs | ~256 tok/s |
| DeepSeek R1 1.5B | 1.5B | Q8_0 | 3 GB | Runs | ~256 tok/s |
| SmolLM2 1.7B | 1.7B | Q8_0 | 2.7 GB | Runs | ~284 tok/s |
| Gemma 2 2B | 2B | Q8_0 | 4 GB | Runs | ~192 tok/s |
| Gemma 3n E2B | 2B | Q4_K_M | 3.3 GB | Runs | ~233 tok/s |
| Gemma 4 E2B | 2B | Q4_K_M | 4 GB | Runs | ~192 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 2B | 2B | Q4_K_M | 3 GB | Runs | ~256 tok/s |
| Llama 3.2 3B | 3B | Q8_0 | 5 GB | Runs | ~154 tok/s |
| StarCoder2 3B | 3B | Q4_K_M | 3.5 GB | Runs | ~219 tok/s |
| Phi-3 Mini 3.8B | 3.8B | Q8_0 | 5.8 GB | Runs | ~132 tok/s |
| Phi-4 Mini 3.8B | 3.8B | Q4_K_M | 4.5 GB | Runs | ~171 tok/s |
| Gemma 3 4B | 4B | Q4_K_M | 5 GB | Runs | ~154 tok/s |
| Gemma 3n E4B | 4B | Q4_K_M | 4.5 GB | Runs | ~171 tok/s |
| Gemma 4 E4B | 4B | Q4_K_M | 6 GB | Runs | ~128 tok/s |
| Qwen 3 4B | 4B | Q4_K_M | 4.5 GB | Runs | ~171 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 4B | 4B | Q4_K_M | 4.5 GB | Runs | ~171 tok/s |
| Yi 1.5 6B | 6B | Q4_K_M | 5 GB | Runs | ~154 tok/s |
| Codestral Mamba 7B | 7B | Q4_K_M | 6.9 GB | Runs | ~111 tok/s |
| DeepSeek R1 7B | 7B | Q8_0 | 9 GB | Runs | ~85 tok/s |
| Falcon 3 7B | 7B | Q4_K_M | 6.8 GB | Runs | ~113 tok/s |
| InternLM 2.5 7B | 7B | Q4_K_M | 5.5 GB | Runs | ~140 tok/s |
| Mistral 7B | 7B | Q8_0 | 9 GB | Runs | ~85 tok/s |
| OpenChat 3.5 7B | 7B | Q4_K_M | 6.9 GB | Runs | ~111 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 7B | 7B | Q8_0 | 9 GB | Runs | ~85 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B | 7B | Q8_0 | 9 GB | Runs | ~85 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 VL 7B | 7B | Q4_K_M | 7 GB | Runs | ~110 tok/s |
| StarCoder2 7B | 7B | Q4_K_M | 5.5 GB | Runs | ~140 tok/s |
| WizardLM 2 7B | 7B | Q4_K_M | 6.9 GB | Runs | ~111 tok/s |
| Aya Expanse 8B | 8B | Q4_K_M | 6.5 GB | Runs | ~118 tok/s |
| Cogito 8B | 8B | Q4_K_M | 7.5 GB | Runs | ~102 tok/s |
| DeepSeek R1 8B | 8B | Q4_K_M | 7.5 GB | Runs | ~102 tok/s |
| Dolphin 3 8B | 8B | Q4_K_M | 6 GB | Runs | ~128 tok/s |
| Granite 3.3 8B | 8B | Q8_0 | 10 GB | Runs | ~77 tok/s |
| Llama 3.1 8B | 8B | Q8_0 | 10 GB | Runs | ~77 tok/s |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 8B | 8B | Q4_K_M | 7.5 GB | Runs | ~102 tok/s |
| Nous Hermes 2 8B | 8B | Q4_K_M | 6 GB | Runs | ~128 tok/s |
| Qwen 3 8B | 8B | Q4_K_M | 7.5 GB | Runs | ~102 tok/s |
| Gemma 2 9B | 9B | Q8_0 | 11 GB | Runs | ~70 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 9B | 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.5 GB | Runs | ~102 tok/s |
| Yi 1.5 9B | 9B | Q4_K_M | 6.5 GB | Runs | ~118 tok/s |
| Yi Coder 9B | 9B | Q4_K_M | 8 GB | Runs | ~96 tok/s |
| Falcon 3 10B | 10B | Q4_K_M | 8.5 GB | Runs | ~90 tok/s |
| Llama 3.2 Vision 11B | 11B | Q4_K_M | 8.5 GB | Runs | ~90 tok/s |
| Gemma 3 12B | 12B | Q4_K_M | 10.5 GB | Runs | ~73 tok/s |
| Mistral Nemo 12B | 12B | Q4_K_M | 9.5 GB | Runs | ~81 tok/s |
| DeepSeek R1 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 9.9 GB | Runs | ~78 tok/s |
| Phi-4 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 9.9 GB | Runs | ~78 tok/s |
| Phi-4 Reasoning 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 11 GB | Runs | ~70 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 9.9 GB | Runs | ~78 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 12 GB | Runs | ~64 tok/s |
| Qwen 3 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 12 GB | Runs | ~64 tok/s |
| StarCoder2 15B | 15B | Q8_0 | 17 GB | Runs | ~45 tok/s |
| InternLM 2.5 20B | 20B | Q4_K_M | 12 GB | Runs | ~64 tok/s |
| gpt-oss 20B | 21B | MXFP4 | 15 GB | Runs | ~51 tok/s |
| Codestral 22B | 22B | Q4_K_M | 14.7 GB | Runs | ~52 tok/s |
| Devstral 24B | 24B | Q4_K_M | 17 GB | Runs | ~45 tok/s |
| Magistral Small 24B | 24B | Q4_K_M | 17 GB | Runs | ~45 tok/s |
| Mistral Small 3.1 24B | 24B | Q4_K_M | 18 GB | Runs | ~43 tok/s |
| Gemma 4 26B | 26B | Q4_K_M | 20 GB | Runs | ~38 tok/s |
| Gemma 2 27B | 27B | Q4_K_M | 17.7 GB | Runs | ~43 tok/s |
| Gemma 3 27B | 27B | Q4_K_M | 20 GB | Runs | ~38 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 27B | 27B | Q4_K_M | 19 GB | Runs | ~40 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.6 27B | 27B | Q4_K_M | 20 GB | Runs | ~38 tok/s |
| Nous Hermes 2 34B | 34B | Q4_K_M | 19 GB | Runs | ~40 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.5 35B A3B | 35B | Q4_K_M | 12 GB | Runs | ~64 tok/s |
| Qwen 3 30B-A3B (MoE) | 30B | Q4_K_M | 22 GB | Runs (tight) | ~35 tok/s |
| Gemma 4 31B | 31B | Q4_K_M | 22 GB | Runs (tight) | ~35 tok/s |
| Aya Expanse 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 22 GB | Runs (tight) | ~35 tok/s |
| Cogito 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 21.5 GB | Runs (tight) | ~36 tok/s |
| DeepSeek R1 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 20.7 GB | Runs (tight) | ~37 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 20.7 GB | Runs (tight) | ~37 tok/s |
| QwQ 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 21.5 GB | Runs (tight) | ~36 tok/s |
| Laguna XS 2.1 | 33B | Q4_K_M | 22 GB | Runs (tight) | ~35 tok/s |
| WizardCoder 33B | 33B | Q4_K_M | 22 GB | Runs (tight) | ~35 tok/s |
| Yi 1.5 34B | 34B | Q4_K_M | 21 GB | Runs (tight) | ~37 tok/s |
| Command R 35B | 35B | Q4_K_M | 22.5 GB | Runs (tight) | ~34 tok/s |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 23 GB | CPU Offload | ~10 tok/s |
| Qwen 3 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 23 GB | CPU Offload | ~10 tok/s |
| Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B | 35B | Q4_K_M | 27 GB | CPU Offload | ~8 tok/s |
| Dolphin Mixtral 8x7B | 47B | Q4_K_M | 26 GB | CPU Offload | ~9 tok/s |
| Mixtral 8x7B | 47B | Q4_K_M | 29.7 GB | CPU Offload | ~8 tok/s |
30 model(s) are too large for this hardware.