Can I run Qwen3-8B on an RTX 3060 12 GB?
Probably, at 4-bit
The published weights are too big, but a 4-bit version (about 4.61 GB) would fit, with room for ≈ 40K tokens of context. The site hasn't analyzed a GGUF of Qwen3-8B yet.
Files and context on RTX 3060 12 GB
Each file of Qwen3-8B (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.
| File | Size | On RTX 3060 12 GB | Context (16-bit) | Context (8-bit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As published | 16.4 GB | Doesn't fit | — | — |
| 4-bit (estimate) | 4.61 GB | Fits | 40K | 40K |