Estimates from memory-bandwidth formula; rows marked "measured" override. Methodology.
Fit & speed by quant and context
Quant
Context
VRAM needed
Fits?
tok/s (decode)
Q4
4K
419.31 GB
Yes
8.0±est.
Q4
8K default
423.31 GB
Yes
8.0±est.
Q4
32K
447.31 GB
Yes
8.0±est.
FP16
4K
1511.6 GB
No
0.6±est.
FP16
8K default
1515.6 GB
No
0.6±est.
FP16
32K
1539.6 GB
No
0.6±est.
Fits = weights + KV(ctx) + 1 GB overhead ≤ 95% of VRAM. Measured anchors are context-agnostic; the fit verdict is recomputed per context. A missing tok/s means the model is far beyond this card (offload-only territory).
VRAM breakdown at 8K context
Quant
Weights
KV cache
Overhead
Total needed
DGX Spark (GH200 480GB) VRAM
Q4
414.31 GB
8.0 GB
1 GB
423.31 GB
480 GB
FP16
1506.6 GB
8.0 GB
1 GB
1515.6 GB
480 GB
Other GPUs that run GLM-5.2
No catalog GPU fully fits GLM-5.2 at Q4/8K — see the model page for offload estimates. model page