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 Instruct | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 10.7B | 8.0B |
| Context | — | 4293K |
| Architecture | — | LlamaForCausalLM |
| License | llama3.2 | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Downloads | 166.6K | 404 |
| Released | — | Apr 2025 |
VRAM by Quantization: Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct
| Quantization | Bits | Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct VRAM | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 8B UltraLong 4M Instruct VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | 16.00 | 23.5 GB | 16.6 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.