Qwen 3 4B needs ~6.9 GB VRAM. RTX 2080 Ti 11GB has 11.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~56 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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
56.0 tok/s
TTFT
3457 ms
Safe context
33K
Memory
6.9 GB / 11.0 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 | 56.0 tok/s | 1886 ms | 33K |
| Coding | S | Runs well | 56.0 tok/s | 3457 ms | 33K |
| Agentic Coding | A | Tight fit | 56.0 tok/s | 5029 ms | 33K |
| Reasoning | S | Runs well | 56.0 tok/s | 4086 ms | 33K |
| RAG | A | Tight fit | 56.0 tok/s | 6286 ms | 33K |
How Qwen 3 4B (4B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB (11.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 1.6 GB | Low | A80 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 2.0 GB | Low | A80 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 3 4B on your machine.
Run
ollama run qwen3:4bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen 3.5 9B | 9B | S | 78.4 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3 8B | 8B | S | 88.2 tok/s |
Yes, RTX 2080 Ti 11GB can run Qwen 3 4B with a S grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 56.0 tok/s.
Qwen 3 4B (4B parameters) requires approximately 6.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 3 4B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, Qwen 3 4B achieves approximately 56.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3457ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 3 4B on RTX 2080 Ti 11GB receives a S grade with 56.0 tok/s and 33K context.
On RTX 2080 Ti 11GB, Qwen 3 4B 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:
2.2 GB |
| Medium |
| A80 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 2.4 GB | Medium | A81 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 2.9 GB | High | A81 |
Q6_K | 6 | 3.3 GB | High | A82 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 4.3 GB | Very High | A83 |
F16 | 16 | 8.2 GB | Maximum | F0 |
 Nemotron Nano 8B | 8B | S | 88.2 tok/s |
 InternVL2 8B | 8B | S | 88.2 tok/s |