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NVIDIA RTX 409024GBvLLM v0.32L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Llama-3-8B-Instruct (Q4_K_S) on NVIDIA RTX 4090 with vLLM, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

157.4 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

646.64 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

1.85 s

TTFT

Time to first token

15.2 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

1

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

16 days ago

Last verified

Performance

  1. llama.cpp · Q5_K_S Decode 118.71 · Prefill 394.1 ·
  2. vLLM · IQ3_S Decode 177.41 · Prefill 791.84 ·
  3. vLLM · Q4_K_S (current)Decode 157.4 · Prefill 646.64 ·
  4. llama.cpp · Q4_K_M Decode 146.97 · Prefill 902.58 ·
  5. llama.cpp · Q4_K_S Decode 134.4 · Prefill 594.59 ·
  6. Strata · Q2_K Decode 254.93 · Prefill 1284 ·
  7. llama.cpp · Q8_0 Decode 91.4 · Prefill 685.5 ·
  8. llama.cpp · Q5_K_M Decode 133.3 · Prefill 999.8 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
157.4 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
646.64 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
1.85 s
VRAM (avg)
15.2 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
1.26 GB
Power draw
396.8 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Llama-3-8B-Instruct
Quantization
Q4_K_S
Framework
vLLM
Version
v0.32
Context length
2048 tokens
Batch size
16
GPU layers
999
Flash Attention
On

Hardware

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

GPU
NVIDIA RTX 4090
Nominal VRAM
24 GB
Measured VRAM (avg)
15.2 GB
OS
Windows 11 23H2
Driver
565.57
CUDA
12.6
Power draw
396.8 W

Sources & evidence

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

  1. L2 Cross-framework verifiedOtherOriginal link Verified on 2026-10-19

    v0.32 · Windows 11 23H2 · CUDA 12.6 · 2048 ctx

    157.4 tok/s

    Decode

    646.64 tok/s

    Prefill

    1.85 s

    TTFT

    15.2 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    396.8 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-19: vLLM on hw_id=1 running model_id=69 at Q4_K_S