Can I run this LLM?
Can a NVIDIA RTX 5070 (12GB) run Qwen3.5 9B?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 12.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Qwen3.5 9B at Q6_K · 7.5 GB · 55–83 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 5070 (12GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 4.1 GB | 89–133 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 4.7 GB | 81–121 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 5.7 GB | 69–104 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 6.6 GB | 62–92 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 7.5 GB | 55–83 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 9.5 GB | 45–68 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| FP16 | 17.9 GB | 26–38 tok/s | Won't fit |
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