can it run
Only with compromises. 48GB is below the 54GB working set — expect a lower quant, offloading, or heavy swap. Possible, not pleasant.
| model file | 43GB (GGUF Q4_K_M) |
| minimum memory | 54GB working set |
| this machine | 48GB GDDR6, 864 GB/s |
| params | 70B |
| license | llama3.1 (gated on HF) |
| price | $6200 |
easy run: ollama pull llama3.1:70b
runs with: ollama · llama.cpp · koboldcpp · lm studio
→ NIMO AI Mini PC (128GB) — cheapest machine that runs it ($1999)
→ ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 (GB300) — this model on the biggest machine
NVIDIA (used market) ↗ · Amazon ↗