Altomek Q5_K 70B Parameters

VRAM Requirements for
RE-70B-AS3D-GGUF Q5_K

To run RE-70B-AS3D-GGUF locally at Q5_K quantization, you need at minimum 51.28 GB of GPU VRAM.

51.28 GB
Required VRAM
48.13 GB
File Size
8K tokens
Context Window
70B
Parameters
Estimated VRAM Required
51.28
GB
Data Centre Class
0 16GB
RTX 3080 48GB
A6000 80GB+

Recommended GPU Configurations

⚠️ 3.3 GB short
Budget $3,200 – $4,000

2× RTX 4090 (48GB) + aggressive quant

48 GB

Use a lower quantization to fit. Viable for testing at this scale.

Balanced $15,000 – $22,000

NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe

80 GB HBM2e

Single-card 80GB. Industry-standard for large model inference.

Ultimate $25,000 – $40,000

NVIDIA H100 80GB SXM5

80 GB HBM3

State-of-the-art inference. 3× the bandwidth of A100.

📊 VRAM Calculation Breakdown

Model File Size (Q5_K) 48.13 GB
Context Overhead (8,192 tokens × 70B × 2 ÷ 1M) 1.147 GB
System Buffer (OS + CUDA runtime) 2.00 GB
Total Required VRAM 51.28 GB

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RE-70B-AS3D-GGUF — Other Quantizations

Q2_M 21.88 GB file
25.03 GB
Q2_XS 21.88 GB file
25.03 GB
Q3_K 30.63 GB file
33.78 GB
Q3_M 30.63 GB file
33.78 GB
Q3_XS 30.63 GB file
33.78 GB
Q4_K 39.38 GB file
42.53 GB
Q4_NL 39.38 GB file
42.53 GB
Q4_XS 39.38 GB file
42.53 GB
Q5_K Current
51.28 GB
Q1_S 70 GB file
73.15 GB
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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run RE-70B-AS3D-GGUF Q5_K on a consumer GPU?
Running RE-70B-AS3D-GGUF Q5_K locally requires 51.28 GB VRAM, which exceeds consumer GPUs. You'll need prosumer cards like the NVIDIA A6000 (48GB) or an A100 (80GB).
What happens if I don't have enough VRAM?
If your GPU VRAM is insufficient, llama.cpp and similar tools will offload model layers to system RAM (CPU inference). This is much slower — expect 10-50× the generation latency compared to full GPU inference.
Can I use multiple GPUs to run RE-70B-AS3D-GGUF?
Yes! Tools like llama.cpp, vLLM, and Ollama support tensor parallelism across multiple GPUs. For example, 2× RTX 3090 (24GB each) gives you 48GB total VRAM, which can run many large models.
Is Q5_K quality good enough for production?
Q5_K is suitable for specialized use cases. Check community benchmarks for specific quality metrics.