Whisper Large V3 Turbo on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 runs Whisper Large V3 Turbo excellently at FP16. This is a strong pairing.
Model Size
810M
Device VRAM
24 GB
Bandwidth
1008 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Whisper Large V3 Turbo performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | — | 70ms | ✓ Yes | Excellent | estimated |
Notes
FP16
~30x faster than real-time. Practically instant transcription.
About Whisper Large V3 Turbo
Whisper Large V3 Turbo (810M) is a transcription model. Distilled version of Whisper Large V3. 8x faster than the full model with minimal quality loss. The go-to for real-time transcription on local hardware. Runs comfortably on any GPU with 2GB+ VRAM.
View all Whisper Large V3 Turbo hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB at 1008 GB/s. Street price: $1,799.
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Source: Performance estimates based on model size and device bandwidth (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15