Can NVIDIA H100 80GB run Codestral 22B?
22B parameter Code model on 80GB HBM3
VRAM Requirements
Codestral 22B is a 22B parameter model. At full precision (FP16), it requires 44GB of VRAM. Your NVIDIA H100 80GB has 80GB — enough to run it without any quantization.
Maximum quality, no quantization
Near-lossless, ~50% size reduction
Good quality, ~75% size reduction
Recommended system RAM: 160GB DDR5 (2x GPU VRAM minimum for model overflow)
What This Means in Practice
Codestral 22B at this precision on NVIDIA H100 80GB gives excellent code completion and generation. Fast enough for real-time IDE integration. Handles complex refactoring, multi-file edits, and long-context code understanding.
How to Set It Up
Step 1: Install Ollama
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | shOllama is the easiest way to run local LLMs. Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Step 2: Download and run Codestral 22B
ollama run codestral:22bThis downloads the model (~44GB). First run takes a few minutes.
Step 3: Verify GPU is being used
nvidia-smiCheck that VRAM usage increases when the model loads. You should see ~44GB used.
NVIDIA H100 80GB Specs
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About Codestral 22B
Top code completion model. Q4 fits on 16GB GPUs.