MicrosoftStarCoder 2 15B on NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300
Yes — Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300 runs StarCoder 2 15B excellently at Q8_0 — 210 tok/s. 288 GB VRAM with plenty of headroom.
Model Size
15.5B
Device VRAM
288 GB
Bandwidth
8000 GB/s
Quantization
Q8_0
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for StarCoder 2 15B on NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300 at Q8_0. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0 | 210 tok/s | 55ms | ✓ Yes | Excellent | estimated |
Notes
Q8_0
Full quality code model. 271GB headroom.
About StarCoder 2 15B
StarCoder 2 15B (15.5B) is a coding, ai coding model. Trained on The Stack v2 with 619 programming languages. Full fill-in-the-middle (FIM) support for code completion. BigCode's best model, competitive but surpassed by Qwen 2.5 Coder on most benchmarks.
View all StarCoder 2 15B hardware options →About NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300
NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300 has 288 GB at 8000 GB/s. Street price: $30,000.
See all models NVIDIA Grace Blackwell Ultra GB300 can run →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.