Olmo 3 32B Instruct TPS calculator

Open weights Allen Institute for AI,University of Washington,Carnegie Mellon University (CMU),Stanford University,Mila - Quebec AI (originally Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms),University of Montreal / Université de Montréal,Princeton University,Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),University of Maryland 32B parameters November 2025

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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132 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

RTX A4500

20 GB · Q3_K_M · 22.9 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

106 tok/s · 180 GB

Which GPUs can run Olmo 3 32B Instruct?

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Context length tokens

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

Minimum quality

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132 cards match

Calculating

					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
106 tok/s 64–169 · low confidence	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
106 tok/s 64–169 · low confidence	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
84.6 tok/s 51–135 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
84.6 tok/s 51–135 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
67.6 tok/s 41–108 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
64.7 tok/s 39–104 · low confidence	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
64.7 tok/s 39–104 · low confidence	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
61.9 tok/s 37–99 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
55.0 tok/s 33–88 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
55.0 tok/s 33–88 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
55.0 tok/s 33–88 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
52.2 tok/s 31–83 · low confidence	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 27–71 · low confidence	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 27–71 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 27–71 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 27–71 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 27–71 · low confidence	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
40.9 tok/s 25–66 · low confidence	GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 NVIDIA	24 GB	1,340 GB/s	Aug 2025	20.1 GB	Q4_K_M	Tight
37.3 tok/s 22–60 · low confidence	A30X NVIDIA	24 GB	1,220 GB/s	Apr 2021	20.1 GB	Q4_K_M	Tight
36.0 tok/s 22–58 · low confidence	DRIVE A100 PROD NVIDIA	32 GB	1,870 GB/s	May 2020	27.5 GB	Q6_K	Tight
36.0 tok/s 22–58 · low confidence	GRID A100A NVIDIA	32 GB	1,870 GB/s	May 2020	27.5 GB	Q6_K	Tight
34.4 tok/s 21–55 · low confidence	GeForce RTX 5090 NVIDIA	32 GB	1,790 GB/s	Jan 2025	27.5 GB	Q6_K	Tight
34.4 tok/s 21–55 · low confidence	GeForce RTX 5090 D NVIDIA	32 GB	1,790 GB/s	Jan 2025	27.5 GB	Q6_K	Tight
33.9 tok/s 20–54 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
33.9 tok/s 20–54 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	35.0 GB	Q8_0	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: Allen Institute for AI,University of Washington,Carnegie Mellon University (CMU),Stanford University,Mila - Quebec AI (originally Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms),University of Montreal / Université de Montréal,Princeton University,Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),University of Maryland
Organisation type: Research collective,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia
Country: United States of America, Canada
Published: 20 November 2025
Authors: Allyson Ettinger, Amanda Bertsch, Bailey Kuehl, David Graham, David Heineman, Dirk Groeneveld, Faeze Brahman, Finbarr Timbers, Hamish Ivison, Jacob Morrison, Jake Poznanski, Kyle Lo, Luca Soldaini, Matt Jordan, Mayee Chen, Michael Noukhovitch, Nathan Lambert, Pete Walsh, Pradeep Dasigi, Robert Berry, Saumya Malik, Saurabh Shah, Scott Geng, Shane Arora, Shashank Gupta, Taira Anderson, Teng Xiao, Ty…

What it does

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

Domain: Language
Task: Language modeling/generation, Chat, Code generation, Mathematical reasoning, Tool use

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: 32B
Training data: tokens

The training run

What it physically took to train: which chips, how many, for how long, and what that drew from the wall.

Training hardware: NVIDIA H100 SXM5 80GB
Chips used: 1,024
Power draw: 1.4 MW

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 (unrestricted)

How it is classified

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

Record confidence: Likely

Sources

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

Reference: Olmo 3
Last updated: 8 April 2026

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run Olmo 3 32B Instruct

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 Olmo 3 32B Instruct

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

Hardware requirements in practice

Minimum card

RTX A4500

Memory needed

16.3 GB

Fastest

106 tok/s

Olmo 3 32B Instruct reaches a parameter count of 32B. That lands in the range a serious desktop card can handle once the weights are compressed. The number of cards we track that can run it: 132.

The entry point is RTX A4500, with a memory capacity of 20 GB, running it at a compression of Q3_K_M and producing around 22.9 tokens per second.

The quickest result comes from B200, generating roughly 106 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 8,000 GB/s.

About this model

Olmo 3 32B Instruct was published by Allen Institute for AI,University of Washington,Carnegie Mellon University (CMU),Stanford University,Mila - Quebec AI (originally Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms),University of Montreal / Université de Montréal,Princeton University,Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),University of Maryland, in the country recorded as United States of America, during November 2025. The category the publisher falls under is research collective,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia.

It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as performing the task of language modeling/generation, Chat, Code generation, Mathematical reasoning, Tool use.

The weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware indefinitely, offline, with no account attached.

How fast it runs, and why

Across every card that can run it, the middle of the range sits at 20.7 tokens per second. Exceeding reading speed outright: 103 of them.

Being dense, it reads all of itself per token, which is why the ordering by speed below follows the ordering by memory bandwidth so closely.

Without the attention layout on record, the memory column is an approximation. It is close enough to choose hardware by, and least reliable at long context.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for Olmo 3 32B Instruct

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

01

Read the memory figure first

The table lists every card able to hold Olmo 3 32B Instruct, needing around 16.3 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M. No amount of processing power compensates for a card that cannot hold it.
02

Set the context length you will work at

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 Olmo 3 32B Instruct.
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

The speed ordering is effectively an ordering by memory bandwidth, for Olmo 3 32B Instruct. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is B200, at 106 tok/s.
05

Read the fit column last

Tight means it loads and works with no room to raise the context later, in the case of Olmo 3 32B Instruct. 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

See what else that card runs

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 Olmo 3 32B Instruct.

Answers

Olmo 3 32B Instruct — common questions

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— would two GPUs run it faster?

Capacity adds across cards; throughput does not. The number of cards already holding it on their own: 132. So a second card is rarely the answer here.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— 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: 5. Bigger cards get the more accurate version, and the quality floor above pins the comparison to one level.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— how accurate are these speed estimates?

Every figure is derived from memory bandwidth and model size, not benchmarked, which is why each is published as a range rather than a single number. One example: 64–169 tok/s on B200. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— what GPU do I need to run it?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds it is RTX A4500, with a memory capacity of 20 GB. It runs the model at a compression of Q3_K_M using about 16.3 GB, and produces roughly 22.9 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 132.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— how fast is it on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is B200, at about 106 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: 103.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— how much VRAM does it need?

It needs about 16.3 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.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— can I run it on a GPU holding 24 GB?

Yes. The card GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, holding 24 GB, runs it at a compression of Q4_K_M, using about 20.1 GB and generating roughly 40.9 tokens per second. The fit is tight.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— 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.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 32B. 7B and 32B variants. Dense transformer architecture. (https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.13961). 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.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— who created it?

It was published by Allen Institute for AI,University of Washington,Carnegie Mellon University (CMU),Stanford University,Mila - Quebec AI (originally Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms),University of Montreal / Université de Montréal,Princeton University,Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),University of Maryland, based in United States of America, an organisation categorised as research collective,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia,Academia.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— when was it released?

It was published in November 2025.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— what is it used for?

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

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— where can I download it?

The weights are published, though we do not hold a repository link for it. This site calculates hardware requirements rather than hosting model files.

Olmo 3 32B Instruct— 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 5.7 GB. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 8 April 2026

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