Qwen 3.5 9B needs ~11.3 GB VRAM. Quadro RTX 6000 24GB has 24.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~91 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
90.8 tok/s
TTFT
2132 ms
Safe context
109K
Memory
11.3 GB / 24.0 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 | S | Runs well | 90.8 tok/s | 1163 ms | 109K |
| Coding | S | Runs well | 90.8 tok/s | 2132 ms | 109K |
| Agentic Coding | S | Runs well | 90.8 tok/s | 3102 ms | 109K |
| Reasoning | S | Runs well | 90.8 tok/s | 2520 ms | 109K |
| RAG | S | Runs well | 90.8 tok/s | 3877 ms | 109K |
How Qwen 3.5 9B (9B params) fits at each quantization level on Quadro RTX 6000 24GB (24.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | S86 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | S87 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 5.0 GB | Medium | S87 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | S87 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | S88 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | S88 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | S90 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | S91 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen 3.5 9B on your machine.
Run
ollama run qwen3.5:9bYour hardware
| Model | Params | Grade | Decode | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.5B | S | 70.1 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 30.4 tok/s | ||
| 27B | S | 30.5 tok/s | ||
| 30B | S | 72.5 tok/s |
Yes, Quadro RTX 6000 24GB can run Qwen 3.5 9B with a S grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 90.8 tok/s.
Qwen 3.5 9B (9B parameters) requires approximately 11.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 3.5 9B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, Qwen 3.5 9B achieves approximately 90.8 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2132ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen 3.5 9B on Quadro RTX 6000 24GB receives a S grade with 90.8 tok/s and 109K context.
On Quadro RTX 6000 24GB, Qwen 3.5 9B can safely use up to 109K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 131K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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