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Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct · IQ3_XS

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NVIDIA RTX 309024GBllama.cpp v0.52L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct (IQ3_XS) on NVIDIA RTX 3090 with llama.cpp, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

111.47 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

506.1 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

0.77 s

TTFT

Time to first token

12.52 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

1

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

Today

Last verified

Performance

  1. llama.cpp · IQ3_XS (current)Decode 111.47 · Prefill 506.1 ·
  2. llama.cpp · Q4_K_M Decode 116.04 · Prefill 765.01 ·
  3. Ollama · IQ2_XS Decode 106.45 · Prefill 486.76 ·
  4. llama.cpp · Q8_0 Decode 84.9 · Prefill 636.8 ·
  5. llama.cpp · Q5_K_M Decode 123.7 · Prefill 927.8 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
111.47 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
506.1 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
0.77 s
VRAM (avg)
12.52 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
0.89 GB
Power draw
307.1 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct
Quantization
IQ3_XS
Framework
llama.cpp
Version
v0.52
Context length
2048 tokens
Batch size
512
GPU layers
28
Flash Attention
On

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)
12.52 GB
OS
Ubuntu 24.04
Driver
565.57
CUDA
12.8
Power draw
307.1 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

    v0.52 · Ubuntu 24.04 · CUDA 12.8 · 2048 ctx

    111.47 tok/s

    Decode

    506.1 tok/s

    Prefill

    0.77 s

    TTFT

    12.52 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    307.1 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-18: llama.cpp on hw_id=2 running model_id=68 at IQ3_XS