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Compatibility Report

Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct on NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300

Yes — Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300 runs Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct excellently at Q4_K_M — 60 tok/s. 288 GB VRAM with plenty of headroom.

Model Size

72.7B

Device VRAM

288 GB

Bandwidth

8000 GB/s

Quantization

Q4_K_M

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct on NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300 at Q4_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q4_K_M60 tok/s130ms✓ YesExcellentestimated

Notes

Q4_K_M

Efficient quantization with 248GB headroom.

About Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct

Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct (72.7B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Top-tier 72B model, competitive with Llama 3.1 70B. Capable at coding and structured output. Requires 48 GB+ VRAM for usable quantizations.

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About NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300

NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300 has 288 GB at 8000 GB/s. Street price: $30,000.

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Estimate method: Estimated from GB300 bandwidth ratio vs RTX 4090. Reference hardware source: dell.com (2026-03-23)

Performance varies by driver version, inference engine, quantization method, context length, and system configuration. Figures shown are estimates based on community benchmarks and may not reflect your exact setup. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. OwnRig is independent and not affiliated with any hardware or AI model provider.