Qwen 3 32B needs ~25.8 GB but RTX 4000 Ada Laptop 12GB only has 12.0 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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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13.8 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
2.6 tok/s
TTFT
73461 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
25.8 GB / 12.0 GB
Offload
50%
Usable VRAM is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 25.8 GB, but this setup only exposes 12.0 GB of usable VRAM.
Add more VRAM headroom
The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 3.1 tok/s | 34093 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.4 tok/s | 79889 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 2.6 tok/s | 106853 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 2.6 tok/s | 86818 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 2.6 tok/s | 133566 ms | 4K |
How Qwen 3 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 4000 Ada Laptop 12GB (12.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 12.5 GB | Low | F0 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 15.7 GB | Low | F0 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
RTX 3090 24GBBest valueMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 719%.
~$1,499 MSRP
RTX 4090 24GBNVIDIA upgradeMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Raises estimated decode speed by about 858%.
~$1,599 MSRP
RTX 5090 32GBBudget pickMakes the model fit on the accelerator instead of staying completely out of reach.
Removes host-memory offload, which is usually the single biggest latency and throughput win.
~$1,999 MSRP
No, Qwen 3 32B requires more memory than RTX 4000 Ada Laptop 12GB provides.
Qwen 3 32B (32B parameters) requires approximately 25.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 3 32B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 4000 Ada Laptop 12GB, Qwen 3 32B achieves approximately 2.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 79889ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 3 32B on RTX 4000 Ada Laptop 12GB receives a F grade with 2.4 tok/s and 4K context.
On RTX 4000 Ada Laptop 12GB, Qwen 3 32B can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
| Medium |
| F0 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 19.5 GB | Medium | F0 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 23.0 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 26.2 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 34.2 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 65.6 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Add more VRAM headroom. The first useful upgrade is more dedicated VRAM so you can fit the model without shrinking context or dropping to a much lower quant.
