Bartowski Q5_K_M 110B Parameters

VRAM Requirements for
airoboros-dpo-110b-3.3-GGUF Q5_K_M

To run airoboros-dpo-110b-3.3-GGUF locally at Q5_K_M quantization, you need at minimum 79.43 GB of GPU VRAM.

79.43 GB
Required VRAM
75.63 GB
File Size
8K tokens
Context Window
110B
Parameters
Estimated VRAM Required
79.43
GB
Data Centre Class
0 16GB
RTX 3080 48GB
A6000 80GB+

Recommended GPU Configurations

⚠️ 31.4 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_M) 75.63 GB
Context Overhead (8,192 tokens × 110B × 2 ÷ 1M) 1.802 GB
System Buffer (OS + CUDA runtime) 2.00 GB
Total Required VRAM 79.43 GB

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airoboros-dpo-110b-3.3-GGUF — Other Quantizations

Q2_K 34.38 GB file
38.18 GB
Q2_M 34.38 GB file
38.18 GB
Q2_S 34.38 GB file
38.18 GB
Q2_XS 34.38 GB file
38.18 GB
Q2_XXS 34.38 GB file
38.18 GB
Q3_K_L 48.13 GB file
51.93 GB
Q3_K_M 48.13 GB file
51.93 GB
Q3_K_S 48.13 GB file
51.93 GB
Q3_M 48.13 GB file
51.93 GB
Q3_S 48.13 GB file
51.93 GB
Q3_XS 48.13 GB file
51.93 GB
Q3_XXS 48.13 GB file
51.93 GB
Q4_XS 61.88 GB file
65.68 GB
Q4_NL 61.88 GB file
65.68 GB
Q4_K_S 61.88 GB file
65.68 GB
Q4_K_M 61.88 GB file
65.68 GB
Q5_K_M Current
79.43 GB
Q5_K_S 75.63 GB file
79.43 GB
Q6_K 89.38 GB file
93.18 GB
Q1_S 110 GB file
113.8 GB
Q1_M 110 GB file
113.8 GB
Q8_0 116.88 GB file
120.68 GB
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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run airoboros-dpo-110b-3.3-GGUF Q5_K_M on a consumer GPU?
Running airoboros-dpo-110b-3.3-GGUF Q5_K_M locally requires 79.43 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 airoboros-dpo-110b-3.3-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_M quality good enough for production?
Q5_K_M is suitable for specialized use cases. Check community benchmarks for specific quality metrics.