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Llama 3.1 8B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super runs Llama 3.1 8B Instruct excellently at 82 tok/s at Q8_0. This is a strong pairing.

Model Size

8.03B

Device VRAM

16 GB

Bandwidth

736 GB/s

Quantizations Tested

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Performance by Quantization

Each row shows Llama 3.1 8B Instruct performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q8_082 tok/s75ms✓ YesExcellentestimated

Notes

Q8_0

4080 Super (736 GB/s) between 4070 Ti and 4090. Full Q8 quality.

About Llama 3.1 8B Instruct

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (8.03B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Best-in-class 8B model. Strong general capabilities with excellent coding support. The go-to small model for local inference — fast, accurate, and well-supported across all inference engines.

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About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super has 16 GB at 736 GB/s. Street price: $979.

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Source: Community benchmarks and estimated performance (2026-03-01)

Data last updated: 2026-03-01