Can I run this LLM?
Can a NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB) run Qwen3.5 9B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 6.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes, but it's tight.
Best fit: Qwen3.5 9B at Q2_K · 4.1 GB · 50–75 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 4.1 GB | 50–75 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q3_K_M | 4.7 GB | 45–68 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q4_K_M | 5.7 GB | 38–57 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 6.6 GB | 34–50 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 7.5 GB | 30–45 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 9.5 GB | 24–36 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 17.9 GB | 13–20 tok/s | Won't fit |
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