Question 1

Can a NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB) run Qwen3 8B?

Accepted Answer

Yes — Qwen3 8B runs at Q2_K (3.3 GB) at about 54–82 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB).

Question 2

How much memory does Qwen3 8B need?

Accepted Answer

Qwen3 8B needs about 4.7 GB at 4K context at its smallest quantization. A NVIDIA RTX 3060 Laptop (6GB) has 6.0 GB.

Quant	Size	Speed	Fit
Q2_K	3.3 GB	54–82 tok/s	Runs great
Q3_K_M	4.1 GB	46–69 tok/s	Won't fit
Q4_K_M	5.0 GB	39–59 tok/s	Won't fit
Q5_K_M	5.9 GB	35–52 tok/s	Won't fit
Q6_K	6.7 GB	31–46 tok/s	Won't fit
Q8_0	8.7 GB	25–37 tok/s	Won't fit
FP16	16.4 GB	14–21 tok/s	Won't fit