NVIDIA Tesla P100 - 16GB

Budget datacenter card with 16GB. Older architecture but still handles 14B models.

Specifications

BrandNVIDIA
ModelTesla P100
VRAM16GB
ArchitecturePascal
CUDA / Stream Processors3,584
Memory Bandwidth732 GB/s
TDP250W
FP32 TFLOPS9.3

Current Prices

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Price History

Best price dropped 27% since 2026-03-13

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For AI / LLM Use

Good for 14B models. 30B requires aggressive quantization. Older architecture may have limited software support (check CUDA compatibility). Datacenter card with no display output, may need aftermarket cooling.

What Models Can It Run?

  • 14B Q6_K, 30B Q3_K (tight)
  • 14B Q4_K_M, 7B full precision
  • 7B Q6_K, 14B Q3_K (tight)
  • 7B Q4_K_M only

Estimated Performance

Generation: ~55 tokens/sec

Prefill: ~166 tokens/sec

Recommended Quantisations

  • Q4_K_M for 14B models
  • Q6_K for 7B-8B models
  • Q8 for 7B if VRAM allows

Pros & Cons

Pros

Cons

  • 16GB VRAM: may need quantization for 30B+ models
  • Moderate memory bandwidth: not the fastest for inference
  • Older architecture: check CUDA/ROCm compatibility
  • No display output: headless only
  • May need aftermarket cooling solution

Community Verdict

  • r/LocalLLaMA

    16GB HBM2 on a budget. Pascal architecture limits software support but handles 14B Q4 models.

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