Motif 3 — Hardware Requirements & GPU Compatibility
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Motif 3 is a 314.8B-parameter open language model from Motif-Technologies. It supports a context window of up to 262,144 tokens. At BF16 it needs about 630.34 GB of VRAM — see which GPUs and Macs can run it below.
Motif 3 runs on a multi-GPU server
BF16 needs ~632.8 GB · about 5× H200 SXM 141 GB
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Not set up for it?
Reference GPU · RTX 4090 24 GB
Estimates, ±20% · how we estimate
Run Motif 3
One recommended way. Every other method, OS and quant is in the step-by-step guide.
Recommended
vllm serve Motif-Technologies/Motif-3 --max-model-len 16384 --tensor-parallel-size 8Size the nodes from the table above
Download: Weights on Hugging Face
Other ways
each opens step-by-stepRun in cloud
Rent 5× H200 SXM · BF16
- Estimated hourly price
- ~$17.95/hr
- est., whole server
- GPUs
- 5 GPUs
- 705 GB of VRAM
How Much VRAM Does Motif 3 Need?
Select a quantization level; the listed hardware adheres to it.
| Quantization | VRAM | +32K | Runs on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630.3 GB | 635.7 GB | 16-bit · bfloat — Brain floating point 16 — preferred for training | Runs on 5× H200 SXM 141 GB |
Selected BF16
Brain floating point 16632.8GBat 16K context
- Weights
- 629.7 GB
- KV cache
- 2.9 GB
- Overhead
- 0.3 GB
Server-class: ~632.8 GB at 16K context · about 5× H200 SXM 141 GB
Which Hardware Can Run Motif 3?
BF16 · 630.3 GBMotif 3 (BF16) requires 630.3 GB of VRAM to load the model weights. For comfortable inference with headroom for KV cache and system overhead, 820+ GB is recommended. Using the full 262K context window can add up to 45.2 GB, bringing total usage to 675.5 GB. No consumer GPU has enough memory.
Needs server-class hardware
Motif 3 runs on a multi-GPU server · BF16 needs ~632.8 GB
| Hardware | Quant | Memory | Context | Hardware page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5× H200 SXM 141 GB · 705 GB | BF16 | 632.8 GB | 16K ctx | H200 SXM → | BF16 · 632.8 GB · 16K ctx |
| 4× B200 192 GB · 768 GB | BF16 | 632.8 GB | 256K ctx | B200 → | BF16 · 632.8 GB · 256K ctx |
Also: NVIDIA DGX A100 640GB · NVIDIA DGX H100
By VRAM tier · typical GPUs and Macs at BF16
Consumer GPUs (up to 32 GB) and Macs up to 512 GB: too small for this model (needs ≥ 632.8 GB)8 GB tier →12 GB tier →16 GB tier →24 GB tier →Macs →
Similar models
5| Model | Score | VRAM | tok/s | Why it is similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 FlashZ.ai | 124.2 | 205.2 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| MiMo V2.6 Flash MOPDXiaomi | — | 186.5 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpDeepSeek | — | 183.3 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| Hy3Tencent | — | 182.3 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
| Step3StepFun | — | 219.1 GB | —needs > 24 GB | same size |
Specifications
- Publisher
- Motif-Technologies
- Parameters
- 314.8B
- Architecture
- MotifForCausalLM
- Context Length
- 262,144 tokens
- Vocabulary Size
- 220,160
- Release Date
- 2026-08-07
- License
- MIT
Frequently Asked Questions
How much VRAM does Motif 3 need?
Motif 3 requires 630.3 GB of VRAM at BF16. Full 262K context adds up to 45.2 GB (675.5 GB total).
VRAM = Weights + KV Cache + Overhead
Weights = 314.8B × 16 bits ÷ 8 = 629.7 GB
KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 0.6 GB (at 2K context + ~0.3 GB framework)
Fit ratings and hardware model lists check this model with room for a 16K-token context, which needs a little more memory.
KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 45.8 GB (at full 262K context)
VRAM usage by quantization
Can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run Motif 3?
No — Motif 3 requires at least 630.3 GB at BF16, which exceeds the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB of VRAM.
Can I run Motif 3 on a Mac?
Motif 3 requires at least 630.3 GB at BF16. None of the 146 Macs we list has that much usable memory (the largest has 508.5 GB after macOS overhead).
Can I run Motif 3 locally?
Yes — Motif 3 can run locally on consumer hardware. Popular tools include Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp.
What's the download size of Motif 3?
At BF16, the download is about 629.68 GB.
Which GPUs can run Motif 3?
No single consumer GPU has enough VRAM to run Motif 3 at BF16 (630.3 GB). Multi-GPU or professional hardware is required.
Which devices can run Motif 3?
Motif 3 requires at least 630.3 GB at BF16, which exceeds the usable memory of every unified-memory device we list (the largest has 508.5 GB).