Can a NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB) run Qwen3 32B?

Yes — Qwen3 32B runs at Q3_K_M (16.0 GB) at about 39–59 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB).

How much memory does Qwen3 32B need?

Qwen3 32B needs about 14.2 GB at 4K context at its smallest quantization. A NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB) has 24.0 GB.

Yes — Qwen3 32B runs on a NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB) at Q3_K_M

Yes — it runs great.

Runs great

Best fit: Qwen3 32B at Q3_K_M · 16.0 GB weights · 39–59 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB).

Arena Text Overall · style-controlled

1,347Q3_K_M untested

qwen3-32b · published configuration reference · Q3_K_M not tested

Arena Text Overall (style-controlled), exact published entry qwen3-32b, 2026-10-08: reference rating 1,346.9. Published confidence bounds 1,337.4–1,356.3. 3,926 votes. Published qwen3-32b configuration reference. Reasoning mode is not disclosed by the Arena dataset. Tested precision, runtime and sampling settings are not disclosed in this dataset. Selected Q3_K_M has not been measured by this Arena entry. No quantization quality adjustment is applied.

Snapshot published 2026-10-08 · snapshot imported 2026-10-11 UTC · validated last-good data · manual refresh

Arena leaderboard dataset · Arena / lmarena-ai, Arena Leaderboard Dataset (CC BY 4.0). Selected Text Overall style-controlled rows; field names adapted, ratings unchanged. · dataset CC BY 4.0 · revision e16f90232986

Total memory at 4K context: 17.8 GB; Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
Estimated generation: 39–59 tok/s
Estimated first token: ~4.8s

Every quantization on this machine

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Qwen3 32B quantizations on NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB), estimated at 4K context. Weights and total memory are shown separately.
Quant	Weights	Total memory	Speed	Fit
Q2_K	12.3 GB	14.2 GB	48–72 tok/s	Runs great
Q3_K_M	16.0 GB	17.8 GB	39–59 tok/s	Runs great
Q4_K_M	19.8 GB	21.6 GB	— not resident	Won't fit
Q5_K_M	23.2 GB	25.1 GB	— not resident	Won't fit
Q6_K	26.9 GB	28.8 GB	— not resident	Won't fit
Q8_0	34.8 GB	36.7 GB	— not resident	Won't fit
FP16	65.5 GB	67.4 GB	— not resident	Won't fit

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