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Falcon 3 7B

TII UAE · dense · 7.5B parameters · 32,768 context

Quality
50.0

Parameters

7.5B

Context Window

32K tokens

Architecture

Dense

Best GPU

A10G

Intelligence Brief

Falcon 3 7B is a 7.5B parameter DENSE model from TII UAE, featuring Grouped Query Attention (GQA) with 32 layers and 4,096 hidden dimensions. With a 32,768 token context window, it supports code, math, multilingual. For self-hosted inference, A10G delivers optimal throughput at $285/month.

Architecture Details

TypeDENSE
Total Parameters7.5B
Active Parameters7.5B
Layers32
Hidden Dimension4,096
Attention Heads32
KV Heads8
Head Dimension128
Vocab Size131,072

Memory Requirements

BF16 Weights

15.0 GB

FP8 Weights

7.5 GB

INT4 Weights

3.8 GB

KV-Cache per Token65536 bytes
Activation Estimate0.50 GB

GPU Compatibility Matrix

Falcon 3 7B is compatible with 95% of GPU configurations across 41 GPUs at 3 precision levels.

BF16 (Full)
FP8 (Half)
INT4 (Quarter)
Blackwell(7 GPUs)
B200 NVL (pair)360GB
B300288GB
B100 SXM192GB
GB200 NVL72 (per GPU)192GB
Hopper(7 GPUs)
H100 NVL 94GB (per GPU pair)188GB
H200 SXM141GB
H2096GB
GH20096GB
Ada Lovelace(11 GPUs)
L40S48GB
L4048GB
RTX 6000 Ada48GB
L2048GB
Ampere(16 GPUs)
A100 80GB SXM80GB
A100 80GB PCIe80GB
A1664GB
RTX A600048GB
Legend:No fitVery tightTightModerateGoodExcellent

GPU Recommendations

A10Goptimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

216.0 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

4.6ms

Est. TTFT

1ms

Cost/Month

$285

Cost/M Tokens

$0.50

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A30optimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

335.9 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

3.0ms

Est. TTFT

1ms

Cost/Month

$332

Cost/M Tokens

$0.38

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RTX 4090optimal

BF16 · 1 GPU · vllm

100/100

score

Throughput

362.9 tok/s

Latency (ITL)

2.8ms

Est. TTFT

0ms

Cost/Month

$370

Cost/M Tokens

$0.39

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Deployment Options

API

API Deployment

No API pricing available

Self-Hosted

Single GPU

A10G

$285/mo

Min VRAM: 8 GB

Scale

Multi-GPU

A4000 x2

251.0 tok/s

TP· $323/mo

API Pricing Comparison

No API pricing data available for this model.

Performance Estimates

Throughput by GPU

A10G
216.0 tok/s
A30
335.9 tok/s
RTX 4090
362.9 tok/s

VRAM Breakdown (A10G, BF16)

Weights
Act
Weights 15.0 GBKV-Cache 2.1 GBActivations 4.0 GBOverhead 1.2 GB

Precision Impact

bf16

15.0 GB

weights/GPU

~216.0 tok/s

fp8

7.5 GB

weights/GPU

int4

3.8 GB

weights/GPU

Capabilities

Features

Tool Use Vision Code Math Reasoning Multilingual Structured Output

Supported Frameworks

vllmsglangtgillama-cppollama

Supported Precisions

BF16 (default)FP8INT4

Where to Deploy Falcon 3 7B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM does Falcon 3 7B need for inference?

Falcon 3 7B requires approximately 15.0 GB of VRAM at BF16 precision, 7.5 GB at FP8, or 3.8 GB at INT4 quantization. Additional VRAM is needed for KV-cache (65536 bytes per token) and activations (~0.50 GB).

What is the best GPU for Falcon 3 7B?

The top recommended GPU for Falcon 3 7B is the A10G using BF16 precision. It achieves approximately 216.0 tokens/sec at an estimated cost of $285/month ($0.50/M tokens). Score: 100/100.

How much does Falcon 3 7B inference cost?

Falcon 3 7B inference costs vary by provider and GPU setup. Use our calculator for detailed cost estimates across all providers.