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Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B

Performance benchmark · measured on 29.07.2026 00:46

Benchmark-IDrun-20260729-032125-03286f
Timebench 3 - Kombi (Prefill + Generation)MoE30BRuntime: llama.cppQuantisierung: Q4_K_M
Generation68,96tok/s
Prefill622,76tok/s
Time to First Token3.485,00ms
Total duration36,67s
Concurrency1parallel
Ranking in the field
175of 352 systems

Performance benchmark · Primary metric: Generation-Speed (tok/s) · 1× concurrent

This run is better than 50 % of all comparable systems.
Generation 69,0 tok/s
-41 % vs Ø 116,6
Prefill 622,8 tok/s
-80 % vs Ø 3.123,6
Time to First Token 3.485 ms
-64 % vs Ø 9.722
Distribution in the field0 – 405 tok/s
Ø 117 Median Dieser Lauf

Wie schlägt sich dieser Benchmark mit anderen Modellen?

gpt-oss-20bNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · run-20260724-004608-16af9b
404,6 tok/s
NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4BNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · run-20260728-194135-d456e7
393,5 tok/s
NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4BNVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition · run-20260727-181607-bffb11
393,5 tok/s
gpt-oss-20bNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · run-20260724-004607-29bd16
388,9 tok/s
gpt-oss-20bNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · run-20260729-032121-1c779f
388,2 tok/s
gemma-4-E2B-itNVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition · run-20260727-181606-6ea089
378,6 tok/s
gemma-4-E2B-itNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · run-20260728-184455-e8b129
377,6 tok/s
NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4B3× NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition · run-20260728-194136-ac388e
362,3 tok/s
NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4B3× NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition · run-20260728-194136-5e5085
361,4 tok/s
Nemotron-3-Nano-Omni-30B-A3B-ReasoningNVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition · run-20260729-032119-4852bf
357,1 tok/s
NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3BNVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition · run-20260729-032121-643b00
357,0 tok/s
Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B same modelNVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition · run-20260729-032120-4e3476
356,8 tok/s
NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4B3× NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition · run-20260727-181606-a2f36d
356,7 tok/s
NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4B3× NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition · run-20260728-194136-1be57b
355,6 tok/s
Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B this runNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · run-20260729-032125-03286f
69,0 tok/s

How does this benchmark compare on other GPUs?

Same model on different hardware · 1× concurrent · Generation (tok/s)

Hardware

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti · 16 GB VRAM
CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32-Cores
RAM: 247 GB
Mainboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI

Setup

Runtime: llama.cpp
Quantization: Q4_K_M
Model: Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B

Configuration

benchmark-konfiguration — run-20260729-032125-03286f
# LLM-Benchmark Konfiguration # Modell : Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B # Engine : llama.cpp # Run-ID : run-20260729-032125-03286f # GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti # CPU : AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32-Cores # RAM : 247 GB bench@llm-benchmark:~$ /home/godcore/llama.cpp/build/bin/llama-server \ -m /home/godcore/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--mradermacher--Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B-GGUF/snapshots/d27b10b50877cdb55c38deb5e0f4d7eb6c55f6cc/Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B.Q4_K_M.gguf \ --alias Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B \ --host 0.0.0.0 \ --port 8000 \ -ngl 30 \ -c 16384 \ -np 4 \ --jinja
Engine?Die Inferenz-Software, die das Modell ausliefert (z.B. vLLM oder llama.cpp). Sie bestimmt Geschwindigkeit, unterstuetzte Modellformate und welche Parameter ueberhaupt verfuegbar sind.llamacpp
Modellalias?Der Name, unter dem das Modell ueber die API angesprochen wird. Genau dieser Wert muss im Request-Feld 'model' stehen.Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B
Kontextlaenge?Maximale Anzahl Tokens (Eingabe + erzeugte Ausgabe zusammen), die das Modell pro Anfrage verarbeiten kann.16384
Modellpfad?Pfad zur GGUF-Modelldatei, die geladen und ausgeliefert wird./home/godcore/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--mradermacher--Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B-GGUF/snapshots/d27b10b50877cdb55c38deb5e0f4d7eb6c55f6cc/Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B.Q4_K_M.gguf
GPU-Layer?Anzahl der auf die GPU ausgelagerten Modell-Layer. Hoeher = mehr VRAM und schneller; der Rest laeuft auf der CPU. 999 = alles auf GPU.30
Kontext?Groesse des Kontextfensters in Token. 0 = der beim Training verwendete Kontext des Modells.16384
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Model comparison

Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B on various hardware

All published performance runs of this model – each bubble a variant: position = prefill (X) × generation (Y), bubble size = number of runs. Closer to the top right = faster. ★ Marked gold = this benchmark.

GPUby graphics card

2.2971.7231.1495740,002.8155.6298.444Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition - 1.768,1 tok/s Generation, 6.820 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.302 ms (3 Laufe)NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 B...NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti - 897,5 tok/s Generation, 3.962 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 6.439 ms (3 Laufe)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30...AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 - 270,4 tok/s Generation, 4.693 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.298 ms (2 Laufe)AMD Radeon AI PRO R97...AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics - 114,5 tok/s Generation, 1.028 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.654 ms (2 Laufe)AMD Radeon 8060S Grap...CPU-only - 5,9 tok/s Generation, 72 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 130.288 ms (3 Laufe)CPU-onlyNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti - 262,4 tok/s Generation, 720 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 26.930 ms (3 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50...
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.768,1 tok/sNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 897,5 tok/sAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 270,4 tok/s★ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 262,4 tok/s this runAMD Radeon 8060S Graphics 114,5 tok/sCPU-only 5,9 tok/s

CPUby processor

2.2971.7231.1495740,002.8155.6298.444Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor - 1.768,1 tok/s Generation, 6.820 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.302 ms (3 Laufe)AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-...AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX with Radeon Graphics - 897,5 tok/s Generation, 3.962 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 6.439 ms (3 Laufe)AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX wi...AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX 16-Cores - 270,4 tok/s Generation, 4.693 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.298 ms (2 Laufe)AMD Ryzen Threadrippe...AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 395 w/ Radeon 8060S - 114,5 tok/s Generation, 1.028 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.654 ms (2 Laufe)AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 395...Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4620 v2 @ 2.60GHz - 5,9 tok/s Generation, 72 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 130.288 ms (3 Laufe)Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU ...AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32-Cores - 262,4 tok/s Generation, 720 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 26.930 ms (3 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ AMD Ryzen Threadrippe...
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor 1.768,1 tok/sAMD Ryzen 9 8945HX with Radeon Graphics 897,5 tok/sAMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX 16-Cores 270,4 tok/s★ AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32-Cores 262,4 tok/s this runAMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 395 w/ Radeon 8060S 114,5 tok/sIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-4620 v2 @ 2.60GHz 5,9 tok/s

MBby mainboard

2.2971.7231.1495740,002.8155.6298.444Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ProArt X870E-CREATOR WIFI - 1.768,1 tok/s Generation, 6.820 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.302 ms (3 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....Meigao Innovation Technology (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd DRFXL (MotherBoard Series) - 897,5 tok/s Generation, 3.962 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 6.439 ms (3 Laufe)Meigao Innovation Tec...ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE - 270,4 tok/s Generation, 4.693 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.298 ms (2 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....Bosgame AXB35-02 (BeyondMax Series) - 114,5 tok/s Generation, 1.028 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.654 ms (2 Laufe)Bosgame AXB35-02 (Bey...Dell Inc. PowerEdge R820 - 5,9 tok/s Generation, 72 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 130.288 ms (3 Laufe)Dell Inc. PowerEdge R...ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI - 262,4 tok/s Generation, 720 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 26.930 ms (3 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ProArt X870E-CREATOR WIFI 1.768,1 tok/sMeigao Innovation Technology (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd DRFXL (MotherBoard Series) 897,5 tok/sASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE 270,4 tok/s★ ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI 262,4 tok/s this runBosgame AXB35-02 (BeyondMax Series) 114,5 tok/sDell Inc. PowerEdge R820 5,9 tok/s

ENGby engine

1.9451.8571.7681.6801.5912.7122.8282.9433.058Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)llama.cpp - 1.768,1 tok/s Generation, 2.885 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 32.424 ms (16 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ llama.cpp
★ llama.cpp 1.768,1 tok/s this run

DRVby driver

1.9451.8571.7681.6801.5912.7122.8282.9433.058Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)unbekannt - 1.768,1 tok/s Generation, 2.885 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 32.424 ms (16 Laufe)unbekannt
unbekannt 1.768,1 tok/s
💰 Economics

Economics of this run

Operating cost, TCO and comparison with the next-best runs of the same model at identical concurrency (1× concurrent). Methodology →

⚙️ ConfigurationAll metrics and charts below follow these settings – based on a 24-month runtime.Save to URLReset
⚡ Electricity price EUR/kWh
⚙️ System utilization 100 %
🖥️ Acquisition EUR
🔌 Idle 10 W
⚡ TDP 310 W
☁️ External LLM (API)
Electricity0.30 EUR/kWh
Avg power (incl. idle)310 W estimated (TDP)GPU 300 + Board 10 W full load
Avg cost / hourEUR 0.093
Electricity / 1M tokensEUR 0.37
Token / kWh800.83K
Acquisition (system)EUR 2,126 missingRAM EUR 1,976 · PSU EUR 150
Electricity (2 years)
TCO (2 years)EUR 3,755
Output tokens (2 years)4.35B
☁️ External LLM (API) – comparison
External LLM cost (2 years)
Savings vs. external (2 years)

All values above and the charts below take the configured system utilization into account: at X% the system generates only X% of the time, the rest it idles (10 W). Cost per hour drops (more idle), cost per token rises.

Cost over 2 years – electricity only

Cost over 2 years – incl. acquisition (TCO)

Speed vs. tokens per euro

Euro per 1M tokens

Comparison vs. API – economics per benchmark

Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3BNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 TiNemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3BNVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation EditionNemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3BNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TiNemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3BAMD Radeon 8060S Graphics
Electricity cost (24 mo.)
Acquisition cost
Total cost (TCO)
Generated tokens (24 mo.)
Token price via API
Break-even point (days)
Result (savings / extra cost)

Comparison with up to 3 next-best runs of this model at the same concurrency (at least one on different hardware). Power = GPU TDP + CPU (idle + 15 %) + board (estimated), acquisition = full system (GPU + CPU + board + RAM + PSU), prices = stored market prices.

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