SigLIP 400M TPS calculator

Open weights Google DeepMind 400M parameters March 2023

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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818 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

Tesla C1080

4 GB · Q8_0 · 92.2 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

8,471 tok/s · 180 GB

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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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					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
8,471 tok/s 5,082–13,553 · low confidence	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
8,471 tok/s 5,082–13,553 · low confidence	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
6,764 tok/s 4,058–10,822 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
6,764 tok/s 4,058–10,822 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
5,410 tok/s 3,246–8,655 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
5,178 tok/s 3,107–8,284 · low confidence	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
5,178 tok/s 3,107–8,284 · low confidence	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
4,955 tok/s 2,973–7,928 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
4,398 tok/s 2,639–7,037 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
4,398 tok/s 2,639–7,037 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
4,398 tok/s 2,639–7,037 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
4,172 tok/s 2,503–6,675 · low confidence	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
3,558 tok/s 2,135–5,692 · low confidence	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
3,558 tok/s 2,135–5,692 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
3,558 tok/s 2,135–5,692 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
3,558 tok/s 2,135–5,692 · low confidence	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
3,558 tok/s 2,135–5,692 · low confidence	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,709 tok/s 1,625–4,334 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,709 tok/s 1,625–4,334 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,257 tok/s 1,354–3,612 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max 1550 Intel	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,209 tok/s 1,326–3,535 · low confidence	Data Center GPU Max Subsystem Intel	128 GB	3,210 GB/s	Jan 2023	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,160 tok/s 1,296–3,456 · low confidence	A100 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Nov 2020	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,160 tok/s 1,296–3,456 · low confidence	A100X NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Jun 2021	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,160 tok/s 1,296–3,456 · low confidence	A800 SXM4 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Aug 2022	1.1 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
2,160 tok/s 1,296–3,456 · low confidence	H100 CNX NVIDIA	80 GB	2,040 GB/s	Mar 2023	1.1 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: Google DeepMind
Organisation type: Industry
Country: United States of America
Published: 27 March 2023
Authors: Xiaohua Zhai, Basil Mustafa, Alexander Kolesnikov, Lucas Beyer

What it does

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

Domain: Vision
Task: Image classification, Image embedding

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: 400M
Training data: 6,705,000,000,000 tokens
Batch size: 32,000

Training compute

The arithmetic performed to train the model, measured in floating-point operations. It is a measure of what the training run cost, not of how fast the finished model answers you.

Training compute: 4.9 × 10²¹ FLOP
How it was established: Hardware,Operation counting

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: Google TPU v4
Chips used: 32
Chip-hours: 3,840
Wall-clock time: 120 hours
Power draw: 21.7 kW

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)
Training code: Unreleased

How it is classified

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

Why it is tracked: Significant use
Record confidence: Confident

Sources

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

Reference: Sigmoid Loss for Language Image Pre-Training
Last updated: 28 November 2025

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run SigLIP 400M

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 SigLIP 400M

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

What you need to run it

Minimum card

Tesla C1080

Memory needed

1.1 GB

Fastest

8,471 tok/s

SigLIP 400M is small enough at 400M parameters that hardware is rarely the obstacle — 818 of the cards we track can run it, including cards several years old.

The least hardware that works is a Tesla C1080. Its 4 GB is enough at Q8_0 compression, giving roughly 92.2 tokens per second.

A B200 is the fastest we calculate for it: about 8,471 tokens per second, from 8,000 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Background

SigLIP 400M was published by Google DeepMind, in United States of America, in March 2023. industry is the category the publisher falls under.

It works in Vision, and is recorded as doing image classification, Image embedding.

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

Reading the throughput figures

Half the cards that hold it manage more than 237.9 tokens per second, and 817 exceed reading speed outright.

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.

How it was trained

The training run consumed about 4.9 × 10²¹ FLOP, on Google TPU v4. That figure describes the cost of creating it and has no bearing on how quickly it generates text.

The training set ran to roughly 6,705,000,000,000 tokens.

It is tracked in the underlying dataset for one reason in particular: significant use.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for SigLIP 400M

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

The table lists every card that can hold SigLIP 400M — around 1.1 GB at Q8_0. That figure, not the card's headline performance, is what decides whether it runs.
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 SigLIP 400M stops fitting a card that seemed fine.
03

Decide how much compression you will accept

Each card runs the least-compressed copy it can hold — Q8_0 on the smallest card that fits. Setting a floor drops the cards that only manage SigLIP 400M by squeezing it further than you would want.
04

Sort by speed

The speed ordering for SigLIP 400M is effectively an ordering by memory bandwidth, which is why the B200 tops it at 8,471 tok/s.
05

Check the fit verdict before buying

The fit column separates cards that just manage SigLIP 400M from those with room to spare. Buy for the second if the context might grow.
06

Check the card from the other side

Each card page repeats this sweep for every model we hold. It answers what else the hardware is good for, beyond SigLIP 400M.

Answers

SigLIP 400M — common questions

How many parameters does SigLIP 400M have?

SigLIP 400M has 400M parameters. Table 3. 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.

Who created SigLIP 400M?

SigLIP 400M was published by Google DeepMind, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.

When was SigLIP 400M released?

SigLIP 400M was published in March 2023. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.

What is SigLIP 400M used for?

SigLIP 400M works in Vision, and is recorded as handling image classification, Image embedding. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.

Where can I download SigLIP 400M?

The weights for SigLIP 400M are published, though we do not hold a repository link for it. This site calculates hardware requirements rather than hosting model files.

How much compute was used to train SigLIP 400M?

Around 4.9 × 10²¹ FLOP, on Google TPU v4. That measures what producing the model cost and says nothing about how quickly it answers once trained — inference speed comes from memory bandwidth, not from the training budget.

Can I run SigLIP 400M 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 SigLIP 400M is rarely worth using. Every figure here assumes the whole model is on the card.

Would two GPUs run SigLIP 400M faster?

A second card roughly doubles the memory available but not the generation rate. With 818 cards already able to run SigLIP 400M alone, the case for pairing is weak.

Why does the quantisation differ between cards for SigLIP 400M?

A larger card holds a more accurate copy. Across the cards that run SigLIP 400M, 1 compression levels are used; the floor control above pins it to one.

How accurate are these SigLIP 400M speed estimates?

Every figure is derived from memory bandwidth and model size, not benchmarked. That is why each is published as a range such as 5,082–13,553 tok/s on the B200 rather than a single number.

What GPU do I need to run SigLIP 400M?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds SigLIP 400M is the Tesla C1080, with 4 GB of memory. It runs the model at Q8_0 using about 1.1 GB, and produces roughly 92.2 tokens per second. 818 cards in total can run it.

How fast is SigLIP 400M on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is a B200 at about 8,471 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and 817 of the cards that can run SigLIP 400M clear that.

How much VRAM does SigLIP 400M need?

About 1.1 GB at Q8_0 compression, 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.

Can I run SigLIP 400M on a 8 GB GPU?

Yes. A CMP 170HX 8 GB with 8 GB runs it at Q8_0, using about 1.1 GB and generating roughly 1,578 tokens per second — a comfortable fit.

Can I run SigLIP 400M on a 12 GB GPU?

Yes. A GeForce RTX 3080 Ti with 12 GB runs it at Q8_0, using about 1.1 GB and generating roughly 966 tokens per second — a comfortable fit.

Can I run SigLIP 400M on a 16 GB GPU?

Yes. A Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB with 16 GB runs it at Q8_0, using about 1.1 GB and generating roughly 1,196 tokens per second — a comfortable fit.

Can I run SigLIP 400M on a 24 GB GPU?

Yes. A GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 with 24 GB runs it at Q8_0, using about 1.1 GB and generating roughly 1,419 tokens per second — a comfortable fit.

Is SigLIP 400M open source?

Its weights are published, so SigLIP 400M 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.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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