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Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B

Performance benchmark · measured on 06.08.2026 02:48

Benchmark-IDrun-20260806-094441-4b47fc
Timebench 3 - Kombi (Prefill + Generation)MoE30BRuntime: llama.cppQuantisierung: Q4_K_M
Generation76,18tok/s
Prefill221,02tok/s
Time to First Token62.327,00ms
Total duration342,60s
Concurrency5parallel
Ranking in the field
58of 175 systems

Performance benchmark · Primary metric: Generation-Speed (tok/s) · 5× concurrent

This run is better than 67 % of all comparable systems.
Generation 76,2 tok/s
-9 % vs Ø 83,9
Prefill 221,0 tok/s
-86 % vs Ø 1.636,8
Time to First Token 62.327 ms
-39 % vs Ø 102.392
Distribution in the field0 – 382 tok/s
Ø 81 Median Dieser Lauf

Wie schlägt sich dieser Benchmark mit anderen Modellen?

How does this benchmark compare on other GPUs?

Same model on different hardware · 5× concurrent · Generation (tok/s)

Hardware

GPU: AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 · 32 GB VRAM
CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX 16-Cores
RAM: 184 GB
Mainboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE

Setup

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

Configuration

benchmark-konfiguration — run-20260806-094441-4b47fc
# LLM-Benchmark Konfiguration # Modell : Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B # Engine : llama.cpp # Run-ID : run-20260806-094441-4b47fc # GPU : AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 # CPU : AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX 16-Cores # RAM : 184 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 999 \ -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.999
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

2.2971.7231.1495740,003.3696.73910.108Prefill (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 5090 - 1.719,2 tok/s Generation, 6.140 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.569 ms (3 Laufe)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50...NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition - 1.655,2 tok/s Generation, 8.162 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.403 ms (9 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...NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti - 262,4 tok/s Generation, 720 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 26.930 ms (3 Laufe)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50...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-onlyAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 - 270,4 tok/s Generation, 1.036 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 59.525 ms (11 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ AMD Radeon AI PRO R97...
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 1.768,1 tok/sNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 1.719,2 tok/sNVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 1.655,2 tok/sNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 897,5 tok/s★ AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 270,4 tok/s this runNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 262,4 tok/sAMD Radeon 8060S Graphics 114,5 tok/sCPU-only 5,9 tok/s

CPUby processor

2.2971.7231.1495740,003.3696.73910.108Prefill (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 7 5800X3D 8-Core Processor - 1.719,2 tok/s Generation, 6.140 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.569 ms (3 Laufe)AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8...AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX 24-Cores - 1.655,2 tok/s Generation, 8.162 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.403 ms (9 Laufe)AMD Ryzen Threadrippe...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 5975WX 32-Cores - 262,4 tok/s Generation, 720 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 26.930 ms (3 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 7955WX 16-Cores - 270,4 tok/s Generation, 1.036 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 59.525 ms (11 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ AMD Ryzen Threadrippe...
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core Processor 1.768,1 tok/sAMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core Processor 1.719,2 tok/sAMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9965WX 24-Cores 1.655,2 tok/sAMD Ryzen 9 8945HX with Radeon Graphics 897,5 tok/s★ AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX 16-Cores 270,4 tok/s this runAMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32-Cores 262,4 tok/sAMD 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....ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING - 1.719,2 tok/s Generation, 6.140 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.569 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 WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI - 262,4 tok/s Generation, 720 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 26.930 ms (3 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 WRX90E-SAGE SE - 1.655,2 tok/s Generation, 4.243 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 34.270 ms (20 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ProArt X870E-CREATOR WIFI 1.768,1 tok/sASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING 1.719,2 tok/s★ ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE 1.655,2 tok/s this runMeigao Innovation Technology (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd DRFXL (MotherBoard Series) 897,5 tok/sASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI 262,4 tok/sBosgame AXB35-02 (BeyondMax Series) 114,5 tok/sDell Inc. PowerEdge R820 5,9 tok/s

ENGby engine

1.9451.8571.7681.6801.5913.5583.7093.8614.012Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)llama.cpp - 1.768,1 tok/s Generation, 3.785 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 32.657 ms (37 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ llama.cpp
★ llama.cpp 1.768,1 tok/s this run

DRVby driver

1.9451.8571.7681.6801.5913.5583.7093.8614.012Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)unbekannt - 1.768,1 tok/s Generation, 3.785 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 32.657 ms (37 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 (5× 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 85 W
⚡ TDP 371 W
☁️ External LLM (API)
Electricity0.30 EUR/kWh
Avg power (incl. idle)371 W estimated (TDP)GPU 300 + CPU 46 + Board 25 W full load
Avg cost / hourEUR 0.11
Electricity / 1M tokensEUR 0.41
Token / kWh739.21K
Acquisition (system)EUR 6,824 full priceGPU EUR 1,400 · CPU EUR 1,399 · Board EUR 1,299 · RAM EUR 2,576 · PSU EUR 150
Electricity (2 years)
TCO (2 years)EUR 8,774
Output tokens (2 years)4.80B
☁️ 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 (85 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-A3BAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3BNVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation EditionNemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3BNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090Nemotron-Cascade-2-30B-A3B3x NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition
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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