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Can I run Qwen3.8-3.6-27B-blend-GGUF on an RTX 3060 12 GB?

No

Even its smallest file (IQ3_S, 12.6 GB) is more than an RTX 3060 12 GB can hold (10.8 GB usable): it needs 2 of them.

Full analysis of Qwen3.8-3.6-27B-blend-GGUF Everything that runs on RTX 3060 12 GB

Files and context on RTX 3060 12 GB

Each file of Qwen3.8-3.6-27B-blend-GGUF (and of GGUF versions the site has analyzed), and how much context fits next to it, with the context cache in 16-bit or 8-bit.

FileSizeOn RTX 3060 12 GB Context (16-bit)Context (8-bit)
Q5_K_M19.5 GBDoesn't fit——
Q4_K_M16.8 GBDoesn't fit——
IQ4_XS14.3 GBDoesn't fit——
Q3_K_XL13.1 GBDoesn't fit——
IQ3_S12.6 GBDoesn't fit——

Qwen3.8-3.6-27B-blend-GGUF on other hardware

Popular models that run on RTX 3060 12 GB

Assumes 90% of the card's memory is usable and at least 4K tokens of context for one conversation, with the context cache in 16-bit unless noted. Fits leaves at least 20% of that memory for context; Tight leaves less.