Can the A40 run Llama 3.3 70B?
Yes. Llama 3.3 70B needs about 45 GB and the A40 has 48 GB of VRAM. Expect about 9 tok/s, slow, but it works.
ollama run llama3.3:70bFirst time? Install Ollama, then paste that into a terminal.
Llama 3.3 70B needsAbout 45 GB
A40 has48 GB VRAM
Bandwidth696 GB/s
Estimated speed~9 tok/s
Want it faster?
Speed comes from memory bandwidth: the card reads all 43 GB of active weights for every token. On the A40, Qwen3 32B runs at about 19 tok/s if you can trade some quality for speed. Cards that run Llama 3.3 70B faster:
How we estimate
Speed is roughly memory bandwidth divided by the weights read per token, calibrated on our own rack. Sizes are Ollama's default 4-bit downloads plus about 1.2 GB for context. Real results are usually within about a third. Measured it yourself? Send us the number.
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