Question 1

Can the NVIDIA L40S 48GB run LLAMA4 Maverick 400B A17B?

Accepted Answer

LLAMA4 Maverick 400B A17B needs about 245.75GB working set (weights 245GB + KV cache 0.75GB at 4k context). The NVIDIA L40S 48GB offers ~48GB usable — verdict: no. 245.8 GB vs 48 GB usable — does not fit

Question 2

How fast is LLAMA4 Maverick 400B A17B on the NVIDIA L40S 48GB?

Accepted Answer

~1.6–2.7 tok/s on the NVIDIA L40S 48GB. computed roofline: 864 GB/s × 0.46–0.76 efficiency window / 245.0GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run LLAMA4 Maverick 400B A17B on instead?

Accepted Answer

ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 (GB300) runs it fully ($60000).

Can the NVIDIA L40S 48GB run LLAMA4 Maverick 400B A17B?

Run LLAMA4 Maverick 400B A17B on instead