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Best GPU for StarCoder2 15B

Ranked recommendations from the 42-GPU catalog for running StarCoder2 15B (15B params). Top picks by quality, then by cost.

Top picks.

$ ./rank --by quality
Tightest budget
RTX 3080
10GB · runs at Q3_K_M
6.5 GB weights · 0.75 GB headroom
Best quality
RTX A6000
48GB · runs at FP16/BF16
smallest card supporting the best available quant
Apple Silicon
M2 Max 64
64GB · runs at FP16/BF16
smallest M-series that fits
Datacenter (FP16 ambition)
H100 80GB
80GB · runs at FP16/BF16
best-quality datacenter card that fits

Full ranked list.

$ ./vrambudget --rank starcoder2-15b
GPUVRAMBest quantWeights at 15% safetyFit
nvidiaRTX A600048GBFP16/BF16
30fitsnvidiaRTX 6000 Ada48GBFP16/BF16
30fitsnvidiaL40S48GBFP16/BF16
30fitsamdRadeon Pro W790048GBFP16/BF16
30fitsappleM2 Max 6464GBFP16/BF16
30fitsappleM3 Max 6464GBFP16/BF16
30fitsappleM4 Pro 6464GBFP16/BF16
30fitsappleM5 Pro 6464GBFP16/BF16
30fitsnvidiaH100 80GB80GBFP16/BF16
30fitsappleM3 Max 9696GBFP16/BF16
30fitsnvidiaRTX Pro 600096GBFP16/BF16
30fitsappleM4 Max 128128GBFP16/BF16
30fitsappleM5 Max 128128GBFP16/BF16
30fitsnvidiaDGX Spark128GBFP16/BF16
30fitsintelGaudi 3128GBFP16/BF16
30fitsnvidiaH200141GBFP16/BF16
30fitsnvidia2× H100 NVL188GBFP16/BF16
30fitsappleM2 Ultra 192192GBFP16/BF16
30fits

Next steps.

$ ./next
$ checkCan I run StarCoder2 15B?see all quants →full quant matrix$ tuneTune the mathopen calculator →/calc?model=starcoder2-15b

Discussion.

$ gh discussion list

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