Qwen 3 8B needs ~9.9 GB VRAM. RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has 16.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~61 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
61.2 tok/s
TTFT
3164 ms
Safe context
61K
Memory
9.9 GB / 16.0 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 | S | Runs well | 61.2 tok/s | 1726 ms | 61K |
| Coding | S | Runs well | 61.2 tok/s | 3164 ms | 61K |
| Agentic Coding | S | Runs well | 61.2 tok/s | 4602 ms | 61K |
| Reasoning | S | Runs well | 61.2 tok/s | 3739 ms | 61K |
| RAG | S | Runs well | 61.2 tok/s | 5753 ms | 61K |
How Qwen 3 8B (8B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX 5060 Ti 16GB (16.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.1 GB | Low | S87 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.9 GB | Low | S88 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 4.5 GB | Medium | S88 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.9 GB | Medium | S89 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.8 GB | High | S89 |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.6 GB | High | S90 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 8.6 GB | Very High | S91 |
F16 | 16 | 16.4 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 3 8B on your machine.
Run
ollama run qwen3:8bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Qwen 3.5 9B | 9B | S | 54.4 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3 14B | 14B | S | 35.1 tok/s |
Yes, RTX 5060 Ti 16GB can run Qwen 3 8B with a S grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 61.2 tok/s.
Qwen 3 8B (8B parameters) requires approximately 9.9 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 3 8B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, Qwen 3 8B achieves approximately 61.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3164ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 3 8B on RTX 5060 Ti 16GB receives a S grade with 61.2 tok/s and 61K context.
On RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, Qwen 3 8B can safely use up to 61K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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