Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct

Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.

Specifications

Llama 3.2 11B Vision InstructLlama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct
Parameters10.7B8.0B
Context4293K
ArchitectureLlamaForCausalLM
Licensellama3.2CC BY-NC 4.0
Downloads166.6K404
ReleasedApr 2025

VRAM by Quantization: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct

QuantizationBitsLlama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct VRAMLlama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct VRAM
BF1616.0023.5 GB16.6 GB

Verdict

Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct needs less VRAM at BF16 (16.6 GB vs 23.5 GB), so it fits on smaller GPUs. Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct is the more widely downloaded of the two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which needs less VRAM, Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct?

At BF16, Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct needs 23.5 GB and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct needs 16.6 GB, so Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct is the lighter option to run locally.

What is the difference between Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct?

Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct is a 10.7B model from Meta (Llama 3 family), while Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct is a 8.0B model from NVIDIA (Llama 3 family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.