Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B vs Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B | Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 70.6B | 51B |
| Context | 8K | 131K |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | DeciLMForCausalLM |
| License | Llama 3 Community | Other |
| Downloads | 9.0K | 570 |
| Released | Jun 2024 | Jul 2025 |
VRAM by Quantization: Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B vs Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct
| Quantization | Bits | Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B VRAM | Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 16.00 | 142.1 GB | 112.2 GB |
Verdict
Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct needs less VRAM at BF16 (112.2 GB vs 142.1 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct supports a longer context window (131K tokens). Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which needs less VRAM, Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B or Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct?
At BF16, Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B needs 142.1 GB and Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct needs 112.2 GB, so Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct is the lighter option to run locally.
- Which has a longer context window, Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B or Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct?
Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B supports 8,192 tokens and Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct supports 131,072 tokens.
- What is the difference between Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B and Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct?
Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B is a 70.6B model from dphn (Llama 3 family), while Llama 3 1 Nemotron 51B Instruct is a 51B model from NVIDIA (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.