What GPU do I need to run MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3-MXFP8?
440.3B parameters, published in F8_E4M3. View on Hugging Face
Set up MiniMax-M3-MXFP8MiniMax-M3-MXFP8 is published by MiniMaxAI on Hugging Face, with 366,068 downloads and 55 likes to date. It's a MiniMaxM3SparseForConditionalGeneration model built for image-text-to-text, published natively in F8_E4M3.
VRAM required & cheapest live GPU fit
Required VRAM = weight size at each precision, plus a fixed overhead for KV-cache, activations, and fragmentation. Full formula and assumptions: methodology.
| Precision | Weight size | Required VRAM | Cheapest live fit | GPUs needed | Est. $/hr (full fit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP8 (native) | 410.0 GB | 492.1 GB | RTX PRO 6000 | 6 | $8.25/hr |
| INT4 (quantized) | 205.0 GB | 246.0 GB | RTX A6000 | 6 | $2.18/hr |
A GPU is only matched to a row if its hardware supports that precision, and the primary recommendation is always a single-GPU fit when one exists.
INT4 requires a quantized checkpoint actually published for this model, check its Hugging Face page before relying on this row.
Cheapest way to run MiniMax-M3-MXFP8 at its published (F8_E4M3) precision: 6× RTX PRO 6000, at $1.38/hr per GPU ($8.25/hr total). Quantizing to FP8 or INT4 (rows above) can cost less, but requires a compatible quantized checkpoint to exist for this model.
MiniMax-M3-MXFP8: common questions
Can MiniMax-M3-MXFP8 run on a single GPU?
No. At FP8 (native) it needs 492.1 GB of VRAM, more than a single 32 GB desktop card holds. The cheapest capable card in the live feed is a 95.0 GB RTX PRO 6000, and it takes 6 of them.
Is MiniMax-M3-MXFP8 already quantized?
Yes. It is published in FP8, one byte per parameter, so the 492.1 GB figure is already a quantized footprint rather than a full-precision one. Only INT4 goes below it, at 246.0 GB. A GPU without FP8 tensor cores cannot run it as published, which is why cards here are matched on precision support and not on VRAM alone.
How many GPUs do I need to run MiniMax-M3-MXFP8?
6 at FP8 (native). It needs 492.1 GB of VRAM and the cheapest capable live offer is a 95.0 GB RTX PRO 6000, so 6 of them come to $8.25/hr in total.
Does quantizing MiniMax-M3-MXFP8 lower the GPU bill?
Yes. At FP8 (native) the cheapest live fit is 6 RTX PRO 6000 cards at $8.25/hr. At INT4 (quantized) it drops to 6 RTX A6000 cards at $2.18/hr, provided a quantized checkpoint exists for it.
Weight-to-VRAM math, the fit rules, and how live prices are normalized: full methodology.
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