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Can the NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM run WHISPER base?

FULL

2.3 GB needed of 80 GB usable — headroom for context

80GB · Ampere · model file 0.3GB · base

~3100–5200 tok/s

computed roofline: 2039 GB/s × 0.46–0.76 efficiency window / 0.3GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run WHISPER base on instead

Tesla M60 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs WHISPER base fully ($35)

H100 80GB PCIe (used) — upgrade path machine

every model the NVIDIA A100 80GB SXM can run — full list

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