DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B needs ~17.5 GB VRAM. RTX A6000 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~74 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
73.8 tok/s
TTFT
2623 ms
Safe context
33K
Memory
17.5 GB / 48.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
No major red flags
This recommendation has enough memory headroom and acceptable estimated speed for the selected workload.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | A | Runs well | 73.8 tok/s | 1431 ms | 33K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 73.8 tok/s | 2623 ms | 33K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 73.8 tok/s | 3815 ms | 33K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 73.8 tok/s | 3100 ms | 33K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 73.8 tok/s | 4769 ms | 33K |
How DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX A6000 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 5.5 GB | Low | B66 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 6.9 GB | Low | B67 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B on your machine.
Run
ollama run deepseek-r1Your hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.5B | S | 88.3 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 38.3 tok/s |
Yes, RTX A6000 48GB can run DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 73.8 tok/s.
DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 17.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX A6000 48GB, DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B achieves approximately 73.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2623ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B on RTX A6000 48GB receives a A grade with 73.8 tok/s and 33K context.
On RTX A6000 48GB, DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B can safely use up to 33K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 33K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
7.8 GB |
| Medium |
| B67 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 8.5 GB | Medium | B67 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 10.1 GB | High | B67 |
Q6_K | 6 | 11.5 GB | High | B68 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 15.0 GB | Very High | B69 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 28.7 GB | Maximum | A73 |
| 27B | S | 38.4 tok/s |
| 35B | S | 74.2 tok/s |
| 30B | S | 91.3 tok/s |