can it run
Comfortably. 192GB of memory against a 21GB working set leaves headroom for context, the OS, and anything else you're running.
weights 16.5GB + KV cache 2GB at 4k context vs ~190GB usable → full. 18.5 GB needed of 190 GB usable — headroom for context
computed roofline: 256 GB/s × 0.60–0.85 efficiency window / 16.5GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.
| model file | 16.5GB (GGUF Q4_K_M) |
| minimum memory | 21GB working set |
| this machine | 192GB unified (160GB VRAM partition) |
| params | 27B |
| license | apache-2.0 |
| price | $5000 |
easy run: ollama pull qwen3.8:27b
runs with: ollama · llama.cpp · koboldcpp · lm studio
→ ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 (GB300) — this model on the biggest machine