Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
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 Nano 8B V1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 70.6B | 8B |
| Context | 8K | 131K |
| Architecture | LlamaForCausalLM | LlamaForCausalLM |
| License | Llama 3 Community | Other |
| Downloads | 9.0K | 308.6K |
| Released | Jun 2024 | Oct 2025 |
VRAM by Quantization: Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1
| Quantization | Bits | Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B VRAM | Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 16.00 | 142.1 GB | 16.6 GB |
Verdict
Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 needs less VRAM at BF16 (16.6 GB vs 142.1 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 supports a longer context window (131K tokens). Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1?
At BF16, Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B needs 142.1 GB and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 needs 16.6 GB, so Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 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 Nano 8B V1?
Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B supports 8,192 tokens and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 supports 131,072 tokens.
- What is the difference between Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B and Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1?
Dolphin 2.9.1 Llama 3 70B is a 70.6B model from dphn (Llama 3 family), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron Nano 8B V1 is a 8B model from NVIDIA (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.