Can Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B run on Huawei Mate X6?
NO — Won't fit
Formula estimate
What this means
None of the versions we checked fit safely on this phone. The checked version needs about 35.9 GB, while we estimate that the model can use about 12 GB.
Try a smaller model, or use this model on a device with more memory.
This result is calculated from the phone and model specifications. It has not been measured on this exact phone and setup.
−23.9GB short
memory that doesn't exist here
35.9GB
needed at Q8_0
Q8_0
quant checked
needs 35.9 GBusable 12 GB · short 23.9 GB
Kirin 902016 GB RAMCPU / GPUAlso sold with 12 GB
Three ways forward
1
Try a smaller quant
No quant of Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B fits this phone — even the smallest is too big. Options 2 and 3 are your real choices.
2
Same family, smaller
Nemotron 3 Nano 4B · Q4_K_M · 2.8 GB
✓ ~11 tokens/s here
check Nemotron 3 Nano 4B →3
Run it in the cloud
The full Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B, no download, at data-center speed — pay per token.
provider recommendations coming later
Where the memory goes
| Component | Detail | GB |
|---|---|---|
| Model weights | Q8_0 GGUF (33.6 GB) + mmap overhead | 35.3 |
| KV cache | 4K context window | 0 |
| Runtime | llama.cpp + app overhead | 0.6 |
| Total needed | at Q8_0, 4K context | 35.9 |
| Working budget | 16 GB RAM − Android system reserve | 12 |
| Headroom | memory shortfall | −23.9 |
Pick your quant
| Quant | Download | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_0 | 18.9 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 33.6 GB | ✕ Won't fit | won't fit |
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