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Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (480B parameters) requires approximately 297.2 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. As a Mixture of Experts model with 35B active parameters, it uses less memory than its total parameter count suggests. For the best balance of quality and speed, we recommend hardware with at least 342 GB of VRAM.
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| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 187.2 GB | Low | — |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 235.2 GB | Low | — |
NVFP4 | 4 | 268.8 GB | Medium | — |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 292.8 GB | Medium | — |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 345.6 GB | High | — |
Q6_K | 6 | 393.6 GB | High | — |
Q8_0 | 8 | 513.6 GB | Very High | — |
F16 | 16 | 984.0 GB | Maximum | — |
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Source: official · 2025-07-22
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Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct (480B parameters) requires approximately 297.2 GB of VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization. Lower quantizations like Q4_K_M use less memory but may reduce quality.
The recommended quantization for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct 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 Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct: AMD Instinct MI350X 288GB (score: 79/100). These provide the best combination of memory, bandwidth, and compute for running this model locally.
Yes, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is well-suited for coding as well as reasoning, agentic. It was designed with these use cases in mind.
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