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Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B

Performance benchmark · measured on 24.10.2026 10:45

Benchmark-IDrun-20261024-090453-c58a61
Timebench 3 - Kombi (Prefill + Generation)Hybrid Mamba-2 + MoE (3B aktiv)30BRuntime: llama.cppQuantisierung: Q4_K_M
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Public note: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB . NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B Q4_K_M . llama.cpp server-cuda (b11804), automatische Layer-Einpassung (Teil-CPU-Offload, Modell 23,7 GiB auf 24-GB-Karte), -np 12, -c 49152
Generation119,24tok/s
Prefill1.181,23tok/s
Time to First Token9.550,50ms
Total duration106,50s
Concurrency5parallel
Ranking in the field
6of 6 systems

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

This run is better than 0 % of all comparable systems.
Generation 119,2 tok/s
-64 % vs Ø 329,3
Prefill 1.181,2 tok/s
-60 % vs Ø 2.968,5
Time to First Token 9.551 ms
-49 % vs Ø 18.615
Distribution in the field119 – 572 tok/s
Ø 329 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: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 · 24 GB VRAM
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor
RAM: 31 GB
Mainboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Setup

Runtime: llama.cpp
Quantization: Q4_K_M
Model: Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B

Configuration

benchmark-konfiguration — run-20261024-090453-c58a61
# LLM-Benchmark Konfiguration # Modell : Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B # Engine : llama.cpp # Run-ID : run-20261024-090453-c58a61 # GPU : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 # CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor # RAM : 31 GB bench@llm-benchmark:~$ llama-server \ -m /models/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-Q4_K_M.gguf \ -np 12 \ -c 49152
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.NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B
Kontextlaenge?Maximale Anzahl Tokens (Eingabe + erzeugte Ausgabe zusammen), die das Modell pro Anfrage verarbeiten kann.49152
Modellpfad?Pfad zur GGUF-Modelldatei, die geladen und ausgeliefert wird./models/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-Q4_K_M.gguf
np12
Kontext?Groesse des Kontextfensters in Token. 0 = der beim Training verwendete Kontext des Modells.49152
execution_typelocal

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Model comparison

Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-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

2.9162.1871.4587290,003.2706.5409.810Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti - 2.263,7 tok/s Generation, 8.103 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 10.659 ms (3 Laufe)NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30...AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 - 290,3 tok/s Generation, 6.285 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 963 ms (30 Laufe)AMD Radeon AI PRO R97...NVIDIA RTX SPARK (N1X) - 146,9 tok/s Generation, 1.835 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.732 ms (4 Laufe)NVIDIA RTX SPARK (N1X)NVIDIA DGX SPARK (GB10) - 136,6 tok/s Generation, 2.246 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.100 ms (3 Laufe)NVIDIA DGX SPARK (GB1...NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 140,0 tok/s Generation, 1.321 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 8.770 ms (3 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 2.263,7 tok/sAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 290,3 tok/sNVIDIA RTX SPARK (N1X) 146,9 tok/s★ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 140,0 tok/s this runNVIDIA DGX SPARK (GB10) 136,6 tok/s

CPUby processor

2.9162.1871.4587290,05773.0105.4447.877Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX 16-Cores - 290,3 tok/s Generation, 6.619 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 679 ms (27 Laufe)AMD Ryzen Threadrippe...AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core Processor - 283,5 tok/s Generation, 3.276 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.524 ms (3 Laufe)AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Co...NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X (6144-core GPU, 20-core CPU) - 146,9 tok/s Generation, 1.835 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.732 ms (4 Laufe)NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X ...NVIDIA Grace - 136,6 tok/s Generation, 2.246 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.100 ms (3 Laufe)NVIDIA GraceAMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor - 2.263,7 tok/s Generation, 4.712 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 9.714 ms (6 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-C...
★ AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor 2.263,7 tok/s this runAMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7955WX 16-Cores 290,3 tok/sAMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core Processor 283,5 tok/sNVIDIA RTX Spark N1X (6144-core GPU, 20-core CPU) 146,9 tok/sNVIDIA Grace 136,6 tok/s

MBby mainboard

2.9162.1871.4587290,003.2706.5409.810Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME A520M-K - 2.263,7 tok/s Generation, 8.103 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 10.659 ms (3 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE - 290,3 tok/s Generation, 6.619 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 679 ms (27 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING - 283,5 tok/s Generation, 3.276 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 3.524 ms (3 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....ASUS H7607BA - 146,9 tok/s Generation, 1.835 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.732 ms (4 Laufe)ASUS H7607BAASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GX10 - 136,6 tok/s Generation, 2.246 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.100 ms (3 Laufe)ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING - 140,0 tok/s Generation, 1.321 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 8.770 ms (3 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC....
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME A520M-K 2.263,7 tok/sASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE 290,3 tok/sASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING 283,5 tok/sASUS H7607BA 146,9 tok/s★ ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING 140,0 tok/s this runASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GX10 136,6 tok/s

ENGby engine

2.8862.1641.4437210,08706.57412.27817.982Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)vLLM - 2.263,7 tok/s Generation, 15.053 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.666 ms (6 Laufe)vLLMllama.cpp - 286,2 tok/s Generation, 3.799 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 2.471 ms (37 Laufe) | DIESER LAUF★ llama.cpp
vLLM 2.263,7 tok/s★ llama.cpp 286,2 tok/s this run

DRVby driver

2.9162.1871.4587290,01.3053.0524.7986.544Prefill (tok/s)Generation (tok/s)unbekannt - 2.263,7 tok/s Generation, 5.604 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 2.753 ms (40 Laufe)unbekanntNVIDIA 590.48.01 / CUDA 13.1 - 136,6 tok/s Generation, 2.246 tok/s Prefill, TTFT 5.100 ms (3 Laufe)NVIDIA 590.48.01 / CU...
unbekannt 2.263,7 tok/sNVIDIA 590.48.01 / CUDA 13.1 136,6 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 12 W
⚡ TDP 362 W
☁️ External LLM (API)
Electricity0.30 EUR/kWh
Avg power (incl. idle)362 W estimated (TDP)GPU 350 + Board 12 W full load
Avg cost / hourEUR 0.11
Electricity / 1M tokensEUR 0.25
Token / kWh1.19M
Acquisition (system)EUR 1,518 full priceGPU EUR 850 · CPU EUR 121 · Board EUR 149 · RAM EUR 248 · PSU EUR 150
Electricity (2 years)–
TCO (2 years)EUR 3,421
Output tokens (2 years)7.52B
☁️ 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 (12 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-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3BNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3BNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 TiNemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3BAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3BAMD Radeon AI PRO R9700
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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