Can GeForce RTX 4070 run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 8B?

✅ Yes, runs great!

Fits in GPU memory (~42 tok/s)

Memory Needed
10.3 GB
Q8_0, 8K context
Est. Speed
~42 tok/s
Generation speed
GPU VRAM
12 GB
GDDR6X

💡 Recommended

For best quality that fits: Q8_0 quantization

All Quantizations

Q8_0
RECOMMENDED
Runs great
Memory
10.3 GB
Speed
42 tok/s
Bits/weight
8.5
Quality
Highest
Q6_K
Runs great
Memory
8.4 GB
Speed
53 tok/s
Bits/weight
6.6
Quality
High
Q5_K_M
Runs great
Memory
7.4 GB
Speed
62 tok/s
Bits/weight
5.7
Quality
High
Q4_K_M
Runs great
Memory
6.7 GB
Speed
73 tok/s
Bits/weight
4.85
Quality
Good
Q3_K_M
Runs great
Memory
5.8 GB
Speed
90 tok/s
Bits/weight
3.9
Quality
Lower
Q2_K
Runs great
Memory
5.0 GB
Speed
118 tok/s
Bits/weight
3
Quality
Lower

Run with Ollama

ollama run deepseek-r1:8b-q8_0

This will download and run the Q8_0 quantization

View all GPUs for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 8BView all models for GeForce RTX 4070