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Qwen 3 8B (8B parameters) requires approximately 8.9 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. For the best balance of quality and speed, we recommend hardware with at least 11 GB of VRAM.
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Inference speed
Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for Qwen 3 8B at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~112 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.
| GPU / Mac | Memory | Quant | Speed (tok/s) | Fits? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 RTX 5090 32GB | 32 GB | Q4_K_M | 112.0 | Fits |
| RTX 4090 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 112.0 | Fits |
| RTX 4080 Super 16GB | 16 GB | Q4_K_M | 112.0 |
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| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.1 GB | Low | — |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.9 GB | Low | — |
NVFP4 | 4 | 4.5 GB | Medium | — |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.9 GB | Medium | — |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.8 GB | High | — |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.6 GB | High | — |
Q8_0 | 8 | 8.6 GB | Very High | — |
F16 | 16 | 16.4 GB | Maximum | — |
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Source: official · 2025-05-15
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Frequently asked questions
Qwen 3 8B (8B parameters) requires approximately 8.9 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. Lower quantizations like Q4_K_M use less memory but may reduce quality.
Yes, Intel Arc B570 10GB can run Qwen 3 8B with a compatibility score of 92/100. It provides 10 GB of memory and achieves approximately 45.2 tokens per second.
The recommended quantization for Qwen 3 8B is Q4_K_M, which offers the best balance between model quality and memory efficiency. Higher quantizations preserve more quality but require more VRAM.
The top recommended hardware for Qwen 3 8B: RTX 3080 Ti 12GB (score: 97/100), RTX 5070 12GB (score: 97/100), RTX 3080 12GB (score: 97/100). These provide the best combination of memory, bandwidth, and compute for running this model locally.
Yes, Qwen 3 8B is well-suited for chat as well as reasoning. It was designed with these use cases in mind.
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| RTX 3090 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 112.0 | Fits |
RX 7900 XTX 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 112.0 | Fits |
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB | 256 GB | Q4_K_M | 112.0 | Fits |
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 102.2 | Fits |
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 96.9 | Fits |
| RTX 4070 12GB | 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 83.3 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 82.6 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 82.6 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 52.9 | Fits |
| RTX 3060 12GB | 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 52.3 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 48.5 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | Q4_K_M | 42.6 | Fits |
| RTX 4060 8GB | 8 GB | Q4_K_M | 25.1 | Heavy offload |
Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.
