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Nemotron 3 Super 120B

120B/12B active MoE. NVIDIA's first frontier release. 60% SWE-Bench Verified.

🇺🇸 NVIDIA·License NVIDIA Open Model License·Context 125k tokens·Output March 2026·Tested on the GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM · our measurements← Catalog

01What it can do

Strengths
  • NVIDIA's first frontier release
  • 60% SWE-Bench Verified
  • Commercial license OK
Limitations to know
  • —72+ GB in Q4
  • —Partial Ollama support
Architecture
120B/12B active MoE · NVIDIA Open Model License
Training
10T training tokens also released.
Ideal for
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05Install

Install Ollama for your OS. Check the model and its quantization before downloading. Start with 4096 tokens of context, then check placement with ollama ps. A command below is not proof that a test was run on your machine.

$ollama run nemotron-3-super:120b
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First download: between 2 and 40 GB depending on the selected quantization. Plan for sufficient disk space; a stable connection is recommended. Subsequent launches are instant.

02Required memory

Approximate GPU VRAM required to run this model, including 4k tokens of context overhead. For a longer context, add ~1 GB per 8k-token increment.

Q4_K_M
The lightest, ~5% loss
72 GB
Q5_K_M
Good quality/size compromise
86 GB
Q8_0
Nearly indistinguishable from FP16
132 GB
FP16
Full precision — server use
240 GB
Fallback CPU · If you don't have a GPU, allow 100 GB of RAM minimum to run this model at reduced speed.

What hardware do you need for Nemotron 3 Super 120B?

To run Nemotron 3 Super 120B locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 72 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: BOSGAME M5 128GB / 2TB (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) — leave some headroom for the system and context; check engine compatibility with the GPU.

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03Expected speed

Tokens generated per second in Q4_K_M, 4k context. Beyond 20 t/s, reading is comfortable. Below 10 t/s, that's just for testing.

Entry-level
~2t/s
GTX 1650, RX 6600, MBA M2 8GB
Mid-range
~10t/s
RTX 4060, 4070, MBP M3 Pro
High-end
~25t/s
RTX 4090, M4 Max, Radeon 7900

04Public benchmarks

Scores reproduced from model cards or MMLU-Pro / community sources. Unit: % correct answers.

SWE-Bench Verified
60