Can I run this LLM?
Can a NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) run Qwen3 14B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 12.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3 14B at Q3_K_M · 7.3 GB · 31–46 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 5.8 GB | 37–56 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 7.3 GB | 31–46 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 9.0 GB | 26–38 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q5_K_M | 10.5 GB | 22–33 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 12.1 GB | 20–30 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 15.7 GB | 16–23 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 29.5 GB | 9–13 tok/s | Won't fit |
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