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Nanbeige4.3 33B — Hardware Requirements & GPU Compatibility

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Nanbeige4.3-33B is a 33.1-billion-parameter dense language model from Nanbeige, the flagship teacher model of the Nanbeige4.3 series, intended to anchor distillation of agentic capabilities into smaller models. It is built for agentic coding and professional cowork tasks, and Nanbeige positions it among open models in the roughly 30B class, comparing it with Qwen3.8-27B, Muse-Glimmer-30B, and Gemma4-31B. English and Chinese are the listed languages. Context length is up to 524,288 tokens (512K). It is released under the Apache 2.0 license, permitting unrestricted commercial and research use, and was published in October 2026. At 4-bit quantization the weights take roughly 20 GB, so it fits a single 24 GB GPU for short contexts, while the long context window needs considerably more memory for the KV cache.

33.1B params · dense524K contextApache 2.012.2K downloads798 likes148.7K quant downloads
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Usable on a 24 GB GPU

Runs from16 GB IQ2_M · 16KBest on24 GB Q4_K_M · ~32 tok/s · 16KMacs from18 GB IQ2_S · ~10 tok/s

Apache 2.0

Reference GPU · RTX 4090 24 GB

Estimates, ±20% · how we estimate

Run Nanbeige4.3 33B

One recommended way. Every other method, OS and quant is in the step-by-step guide.Each way opens a step-by-step guide for your OS and quant.

Recommended

Ollama
one command · needs Ollama installed
$ollama run hf.co/bartowski/Nanbeige_Nanbeige4.3-33B-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Q4_K_M fits fully on the RTX 4090 · 0.3 GB free · 16K context

Download: Nanbeige_Nanbeige4.3-33B-Q4_K_M.gguf20.79 GBbartowski

install, OS, other quants

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Runs on RTX 5090 (32 GB) (8 GB headroom) · Q4_K_M

Generation speed
~57 tok/s
generation speed
Cost per 1M output tokens
$2.72
per 1M output tokens

How Much VRAM Does Nanbeige4.3 33B Need?

Select a quantization level; the listed hardware adheres to it.

QuantizationVRAM+32KOn RTX 4090 (reference)
14.8 GB21.4 GB2-bit · K-quant — 2-bit quantization with K-quant improvementsFits: 32K context · ~44 tok/s
15.2 GB21.8 GB3-bit small — 3-bit small quantizationFits: 32K context · ~43 tok/s
16.9 GB23.4 GB3-bit medium — 3-bit medium quantizationFits: 32K context · ~39 tok/s
17.3 GB23.8 GB4-bit · legacy — 4-bit legacy quantizationFits: 32K context · ~38 tok/s
20.6 GB27.2 GB4-bit medium — 4-bit medium quantization — most popular sweet spotFits: 16K context · ~32 tok/s
24.3 GB30.9 GB5-bit medium — 5-bit medium quantization — good quality/size tradeoffDoes not fit: needs 27.4 GB
28.1 GB34.6 GB6-bit, very good — 6-bit quantization, very good qualityDoes not fit: needs 31.1 GB
33.9 GB40.4 GB8-bit, near-lossless — 8-bit quantization, near-losslessDoes not fit: needs 36.9 GB

Selected Q4_K_M

4-bit medium quantization

23.7GBat 16K context

Weights
19.9 GB
KV cache
3.5 GB
Overhead
0.3 GB

Fits RTX 4090 (reference) · 0.3 GB free · ~32 tok/s

≥50 tok/s needs ≥1.58 TB/s · RTX 5090 ~57

Which Hardware Can Run Nanbeige4.3 33B?

Q4_K_M · 20.6 GB

Nanbeige4.3 33B (Q4_K_M) requires 20.6 GB of VRAM to load the model weights. For comfortable inference with headroom for KV cache and system overhead, 27+ GB is recommended. Using the full 524K context window can add up to 111.2 GB, bringing total usage to 131.8 GB. 7 GPUs can run it, including NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. 100 devices with unified memory can run Nanbeige4.3 33B, including Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 256GB), Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 512GB), Mac Studio M1 Max (32 GB).

By VRAM tier · typical GPUs and Macs at Q4_K_M
8–12 GB · RTX 4060, RTX 3060 12GBDoesn't fit — smallest quant needs 12.9 GB8 GB tier →12 GB tier →
16 GB · RTX 5060 Ti 16GBIQ2_M · 15 GB · ~25 tok/s · 16K16 GB tier →
24 GB · RTX 4090referenceQ4_K_M · 23.7 GB · ~32 tok/s · 16K24 GB tier →
Mac 32 GB · Mac Mini M4Q4_K_M · 23.7 GB · ~4 tok/s · 32KMacs →
Mac 64 GB · Mac Studio M4 MaxQ4_K_M · 23.7 GB · ~19 tok/s · 128KMacs →

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Specifications

Publisher
Nanbeige
Parameters
33.1B
Architecture
LlamaForCausalLM
Context Length
524,288 tokens
Vocabulary Size
166,912
Release Date
2026-10-24
License
Apache 2.0

Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM does Nanbeige4.3 33B need?

Nanbeige4.3 33B requires 20.6 GB of VRAM at Q4_K_M, or 67.0 GB at BF16. Full 524K context adds up to 111.2 GB (131.8 GB total).

VRAM = Weights + KV Cache + Overhead

Weights = 33.1B × 4.8 bits ÷ 8 = 19.9 GB

KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 0.7 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 ≈ 111.9 GB (at full 524K context)

VRAM usage by quantization

20.6 GB
131.8 GB

Learn more about VRAM estimation →

Can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 run Nanbeige4.3 33B?

Yes, at Q5_K_S (23.5 GB) or lower. Higher quantizations like Q5_K_M (24.3 GB) exceed the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090's 24 GB.

What's the best quantization for Nanbeige4.3 33B?

For Nanbeige4.3 33B, Q4_K_M (20.6 GB) offers the best balance of quality and VRAM usage. Q4_K_L (21.0 GB) provides better quality if you have the VRAM. The smallest option is IQ2_XXS at 9.8 GB.

VRAM requirement by quantization

IQ2_XXS
9.8 GB
IQ3_XS
14.4 GB
Q4_0
17.3 GB
Q4_K_M ★
20.6 GB
Q4_K_L
21.0 GB
BF16
67.0 GB

★ Recommended — best balance of quality and VRAM usage.

Learn more about quantization →

Can I run Nanbeige4.3 33B on a Mac?

Yes — MacBook Pro 14" M3 Pro (18 GB) and 108 other Macs can run Nanbeige4.3 33B, the smallest at IQ2_S. Apple Silicon uses unified memory, so the model shares RAM with the system. At Q4_K_M you need at least 20.6 GB of usable unified memory (RAM minus macOS overhead), from Mac Studio M1 Max (32 GB).

Can I run Nanbeige4.3 33B locally?

Yes — Nanbeige4.3 33B can run locally on consumer hardware. Popular tools include Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp.

How fast is Nanbeige4.3 33B?

At Q4_K_M, Nanbeige4.3 33B can reach ~233 tok/s on AMD Instinct MI350X. On NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: ~32 tok/s. Speed depends mainly on GPU memory bandwidth. Real-world results typically within ±20%.

tok/s = (bandwidth GB/s ÷ model GB) × efficiency

Example: NVIDIA B200 → 8000 ÷ 20.6 × 0.65 = ~252 tok/s

Estimated speed at Q4_K_M (20.6 GB)

~252 tok/s
~32 tok/s
~252 tok/s
~233 tok/s

Real-world results typically within ±20%. Speed depends on batch size, quantization kernel, and software stack.

Learn more about tok/s estimation →

What's the download size of Nanbeige4.3 33B?

At Q4_K_M, the download is about 19.87 GB. The full-precision BF16 version is 66.24 GB. The smallest option (IQ2_XXS) is 9.11 GB.

Which GPUs can run Nanbeige4.3 33B?

7 consumer GPUs can run Nanbeige4.3 33B at Q4_K_M. Top options include NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. 1 GPU has plenty of headroom for comfortable inference.

Which devices can run Nanbeige4.3 33B?

100 devices with unified memory can run Nanbeige4.3 33B at Q4_K_M (20.6 GB), including AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (Strix Point) Laptop, ASUS Ascent GX10, Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB), Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB). Apple Silicon Macs use unified memory shared between CPU and GPU, making them well-suited for local LLM inference.