DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B needs ~17.5 GB VRAM. Quadro RTX 8000 48GB has 48.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~59 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
58.6 tok/s
TTFT
3302 ms
Safe context
33K
Memory
17.5 GB / 48.0 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Older PCIe generation
PCIe 3.0 is workable, but it compounds the penalty when you offload heavily or try to scale across multiple cards.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | A | Runs well | 58.6 tok/s | 1801 ms | 33K |
| Coding | A | Runs well | 58.6 tok/s | 3302 ms | 33K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Runs well | 58.6 tok/s | 4802 ms | 33K |
| Reasoning | A | Runs well | 58.6 tok/s | 3902 ms | 33K |
| RAG | A | Runs well | 58.6 tok/s | 6003 ms | 33K |
How DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B (14B params) fits at each quantization level on Quadro RTX 8000 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 | 70.1 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 30.4 tok/s |
Yes, Quadro RTX 8000 48GB can run DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B with a A grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 58.6 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 Quadro RTX 8000 48GB, DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B achieves approximately 58.6 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3302ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B on Quadro RTX 8000 48GB receives a A grade with 58.6 tok/s and 33K context.
On Quadro RTX 8000 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 | 30.5 tok/s |
| 35B | S | 58.9 tok/s |
| 30B | S | 72.5 tok/s |