Nanbeige4.3 33B — Hardware Requirements & GPU Compatibility
ChatFunctionsNanbeige4.3-33B 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.
Usable on a 24 GB GPU
Runs from 16 GB (IQ2_M · 16K)Best on 24 GB (Q4_K_M · ~32 tok/s · 16K)Macs from 18 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 run hf.co/bartowski/Nanbeige_Nanbeige4.3-33B-GGUF:Q4_K_MQ4_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
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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.
| Quantization | VRAM | +32K | On RTX 4090 (reference) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.8 GB | 21.4 GB | 2-bit · K-quant — 2-bit quantization with K-quant improvements | Fits: 32K context · ~44 tok/s | |
| 15.2 GB | 21.8 GB | 3-bit small — 3-bit small quantization | Fits: 32K context · ~43 tok/s | |
| 16.9 GB | 23.4 GB | 3-bit medium — 3-bit medium quantization | Fits: 32K context · ~39 tok/s | |
| 17.3 GB | 23.8 GB | 4-bit · legacy — 4-bit legacy quantization | Fits: 32K context · ~38 tok/s | |
| 20.6 GB | 27.2 GB | 4-bit medium — 4-bit medium quantization — most popular sweet spot | Fits: 16K context · ~32 tok/s | |
| 24.3 GB | 30.9 GB | 5-bit medium — 5-bit medium quantization — good quality/size tradeoff | Does not fit: needs 27.4 GB | |
| 28.1 GB | 34.6 GB | 6-bit, very good — 6-bit quantization, very good quality | Does not fit: needs 31.1 GB | |
| 33.9 GB | 40.4 GB | 8-bit, near-lossless — 8-bit quantization, near-lossless | Does not fit: needs 36.9 GB |
Selected Q4_K_M
4-bit medium quantization23.7GBat 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 GBNanbeige4.3 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).
20 GB
Q4_K_M · best fit Q3_K_M (19.9 GB)
1 GPU
RX 7900 XT~28Simulate output on RX 7900 XT32–40 GB
fits · 8.3 GB free · up to 32K ctx
1 GPU · 3 Mac classes · 4 device families
RTX 5090~57Simulate output on RTX 5090M5 Max36 GB~16Simulate output on Mac Studio M5 Max (36 GB)M532 GB~5Simulate output on MacBook Air 13" M5 (32 GB)Orin~7Simulate output on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GBSnapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)~4Simulate output on Snapdragon X Elite Copilot+ PC
By VRAM tier · typical GPUs and Macs at Q4_K_M
Similar models
6| Model | Score | VRAM | tok/s | Why it is similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM V 4.7 35B A3BOpenBMB | — | 22.1 GB | ~169 | same size |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B BF16NVIDIA | — | 19.3 GB | ~197 | same size |
| Agents A1InternScience | — | 21.5 GB | ~171 | same size |
| Ornith 1.0 35BDeep Reinforce | — | 21.5 GB | ~171 | same size |
| EXAONE 4.5 33BLGAI-EXAONE | — | 23.9 GB | ~33 | same size |
| Gemma 4 31BGoogle | — | 21.7 GB | ~32 | same size |
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
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
★ Recommended — best balance of quality and VRAM usage.
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)
Real-world results typically within ±20%. Speed depends on batch size, quantization kernel, and software stack.
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.