Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B TPS calculator

Open weights Nous Research,Arcee AI 70B parameters June 2024

Each card below is assessed against this model at the context length and minimum quality you choose. Speed is an estimate for a single request, calculated from the card's memory bandwidth and the size of the model once compressed.

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61 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

A100 PCIe 40 GB

40 GB · Q3_K_M · 25.5 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

48.4 tok/s · 180 GB

Which GPUs can run Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B?

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Context length tokens

A longer conversation needs more memory, which can push this model off smaller cards.

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61 cards match

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					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
48.4 tok/s 41–58	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
48.4 tok/s 41–58	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
38.7 tok/s 23–62 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
38.7 tok/s 23–62 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
30.9 tok/s 19–49 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
29.6 tok/s 25–36	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
29.6 tok/s 25–36	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
29.5 tok/s 25–35	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	57.5 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
29.5 tok/s 25–35	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	57.5 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
28.3 tok/s 17–45 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
26.1 tok/s 22–31	GRID A100B NVIDIA	48 GB	1,870 GB/s	May 2020	41.2 GB	Q4_K_M	Tight
25.5 tok/s 22–31	A100 PCIe 40 GB NVIDIA	40 GB	1,560 GB/s	Jun 2020	33.0 GB	Q3_K_M	Tight
25.5 tok/s 22–31	A100 SXM4 40 GB NVIDIA	40 GB	1,560 GB/s	May 2020	33.0 GB	Q3_K_M	Tight
25.5 tok/s 22–31	A800 PCIe 40 GB NVIDIA	40 GB	1,560 GB/s	Nov 2022	33.0 GB	Q3_K_M	Tight
25.1 tok/s 15–40 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
25.1 tok/s 15–40 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
25.1 tok/s 15–40 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
23.8 tok/s 20–29	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Tight
20.3 tok/s 17–24	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Tight
20.3 tok/s 17–24	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Tight
20.3 tok/s 17–24	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	73.8 GB	Q8_0	Tight
18.7 tok/s 16–22	RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell NVIDIA	48 GB	1,340 GB/s	Mar 2025	41.2 GB	Q4_K_M	Tight
17.9 tok/s 15–22	A100 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Nov 2020	57.5 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
17.9 tok/s 15–22	A100X NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Jun 2021	57.5 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable
17.9 tok/s 15–22	A800 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Aug 2022	57.5 GB	Q6_K	Comfortable

Speeds are estimates for a single request — one conversation at a time — calculated from memory bandwidth, model size and quantisation. Real throughput varies with the inference runtime and its version. Figures published by hardware vendors measure many simultaneous requests and are much higher.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation: Nous Research,Arcee AI
Organisation type: Industry,Industry
Country: United States of America
Published: 20 June 2024
Authors: Teknium, Charles Goddard, interstellarninja, theemozilla, karan4d, huemin_art

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain: Language
Task: Language modeling/generation, Question answering
Base model: Llama 3-70B

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters: 70B
Training data: tokens

Availability

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

Weights: Open — downloadable
Model access: Open weights (restricted use)
Training code: Unreleased
Hugging Face: NousResearch

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Record confidence: Confident

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference: Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B Model Card
Last updated: 28 November 2025

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B

Ranked by estimated tokens per second, newest card first where speeds tie. Because generation is bound by memory bandwidth, this ordering follows bandwidth rather than any gaming benchmark.

The smallest GPUs that still run Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B

The cheapest route in, by memory capacity. A tight fit runs the model but leaves nothing spare for a longer conversation.

What the numbers mean

The hardware side

Minimum card

A100 PCIe 40 GB

Memory needed

33.0 GB

Fastest

48.4 tok/s

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B reaches a parameter count of 70B. That puts it above consumer hardware, into the range where a card is bought for this purpose rather than repurposed for it. The number of cards we track that can hold it: 61.

At the low end it is handled by A100 PCIe 40 GB, with a memory capacity of 40 GB, running it at a compression of Q3_K_M and producing around 25.5 tokens per second.

The fastest we calculate for it is B200, generating roughly 48.4 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 8,000 GB/s.

Where it came from

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B was published by Nous Research,Arcee AI, in the country recorded as United States of America, during June 2024. It comes out of an organisation categorised as industry,Industry.

It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as performing the task of language modeling/generation, Question answering.

Its starting point was an existing base model, Llama 3-70B. Most models at this scale are adapted from an existing base rather than built from nothing.

Published weights mean the model runs on your machine rather than someone else's, which is what makes the hardware question below answerable at all. On Hugging Face it is published under the organisation NousResearch.

Understanding the speeds

Half the cards that hold it manage more than 17.1 tokens per second. Exceeding reading speed outright: 49 of them.

Every weight participates in every token here, so bandwidth is the whole story: the ranking below is effectively a ranking of memory throughput.

Because the architecture is recorded, the memory column is derived rather than estimated.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B

The table above has already assessed every card we hold specifications for against this model. Getting to your answer takes six steps.

01

Check what it needs before anything else

Every card here has been checked against Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B, needing around 33.0 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M. That figure, not the headline performance of a card, is what decides whether it runs.
02

Match the context to your actual use

Set the context to what you will actually use. The cache grows with the conversation, and it is the usual reason a card that seemed fine stops fitting Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B.
03

Set a quality floor

Compression is what makes a model fit smaller cards, at some cost in accuracy, reaching a compression of Q3_K_M on the smallest card that fits. Setting a minimum quality drops the cards that only manage it by squeezing further than you would want, and holds the comparison at one level.
04

Sort by speed

Ranking by tokens per second follows memory bandwidth rather than core counts, for Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is B200, at 48.4 tok/s.
05

Look at the headroom, not just the fit

Tight means it loads and works with no room to raise the context later, in the case of Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B. Comfortable means you can grow the context later. That difference matters more than a few tokens per second, so buy for comfortable if you expect to.
06

Open the card you have settled on

Every card name links to its own page, which runs the same calculation across the whole model catalogue. A card is usually bought for more than one model, so it is worth a look before buying for Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B.

Answers

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B — common questions

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— how accurate are these speed estimates?

These are estimates with real error bars, and any of them could reasonably land anywhere in its published range depending on which runtime you use. The fastest result here: 41–58 tok/s on B200. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— what GPU do I need to run it?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds it is A100 PCIe 40 GB, with a memory capacity of 40 GB. It runs the model at a compression of Q3_K_M using about 33.0 GB, and produces roughly 25.5 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 61.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— how fast is it on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is B200, at about 48.4 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and the number of cards clearing that: 49.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— how much VRAM does it need?

It needs about 33.0 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M, which is what the smallest card that runs it uses. Less compression needs more: the figures in the memory column above are recalculated for each card, because each one holds the least-compressed version it can.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— is it open source?

Its weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 70B. 70b. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— who created it?

It was published by Nous Research,Arcee AI, based in United States of America, an organisation categorised as industry,Industry.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— when was it released?

It was published in June 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as handling the task of language modeling/generation, Question answering. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— where can I download it?

Its weights are published on Hugging Face, under the organisation NousResearch. We do not host model files — this site calculates what hardware is needed to run them.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— can I run it if it does not fit in my GPU?

Partly. Layers that do not fit sit in system memory and run at a fraction of the speed, so a mostly-offloaded model is rarely worth using. The nearest miss we calculate falls short by 12.4 GB. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— would two GPUs run it faster?

A second card roughly doubles the memory available but not the generation rate. The number already able to run it alone: 61. So a second card is rarely the answer here.

Hermes 2 Theta Llama-3 70B— why does the quantisation differ between cards?

A larger card holds a more accurate copy. The number of compression levels used across the cards that run it: 4. Bigger cards get the more accurate version, and the quality floor above pins the comparison to one level.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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