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NVIDIA RTX 309024GBStrata v0.21L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Llama-3-8B-Instruct (Q3_K_M) on NVIDIA RTX 3090 with Strata, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

136.06 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

696.33 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

2.37 s

TTFT

Time to first token

13.52 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

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Measured runs

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Independent sources

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Source platforms

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Performance

  1. Ollama · IQ3_S Decode 90.89 · Prefill 298.18 ·
  2. Ollama · Q4_K_M Decode 84.07 · Prefill 419.77 ·
  3. Strata · IQ4_XS Decode 126.45 · Prefill 522.82 ·
  4. Strata · Q3_K_M (current)Decode 136.06 · Prefill 696.33 ·
  5. llama.cpp · Q8_0 Decode 84.9 · Prefill 636.8 ·
  6. llama.cpp · Q5_K_M Decode 123.7 · Prefill 927.8 ·
  7. llama.cpp · Q4_K_M Decode 149 · Prefill 1117.5 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
136.06 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
696.33 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
2.37 s
VRAM (avg)
13.52 GB
MTP acceptance rate
0.6
TTFB
1.09 GB
Power draw
294.4 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Llama-3-8B-Instruct
Quantization
Q3_K_M
Framework
Strata
Version
v0.21
Context length
2048 tokens
Batch size
256
GPU layers
15
Flash Attention
Off

Hardware

Nominal and measured figures are shown side by side; whether it runs is the reader's call

GPU
NVIDIA RTX 3090
Nominal VRAM
24 GB
Measured VRAM (avg)
13.52 GB
OS
Ubuntu 22.04
Driver
570.86
CUDA
13.0
Power draw
294.4 W

Sources & evidence

1 measured records in total, each traceable to its original source

  1. L2 Cross-framework verifiedOtherOriginal link Verified on 2026-10-18

    v0.21 · Ubuntu 22.04 · CUDA 13.0 · 2048 ctx

    136.06 tok/s

    Decode

    696.33 tok/s

    Prefill

    2.37 s

    TTFT

    13.52 GB

    VRAM

    0.6

    MTP

    294.4 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-18: Strata on hw_id=2 running model_id=69 at Q3_K_M