Can the NVIDIA RTX 3070 run Qwen2.5 14B?
- FP16
- Q8_0
- Q6_K
- Q5_K_M
- Q4_K_M
- Q3_K_M
- Q2_K
Only just. Qwen2.5 14B fits on the NVIDIA RTX 3070 at Q2_K, which costs noticeable quality. Expect about 49 tokens/second. A card with more memory is a better experience.
Run it with Ollama
Ollama's default qwen2.5:14b download is Q4_K_M, which needs about 11.1 GB, more than the 8 GB available. Download the Q2_K GGUF instead (LM Studio lists quants per model), or try a smaller context length.
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Memory needed by quantization
At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 8 GB the NVIDIA RTX 3070 can use.
| Quant | Quality | Memory | Fits? | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | Full quality | 31.6 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q8_0 | Near-lossless | 17.8 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q6_K | Excellent | 14.3 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q5_K_M | Very good | 12.7 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q4_K_M | Good, most popular | 11.1 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q3_K_M | Noticeably degraded | 9.4 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q2_K | Heavily degraded | 7.7 GB | Fits | ~49 tok/s |
GPUs that run Qwen2.5 14B comfortably
Models that run well on the NVIDIA RTX 3070
Frequently asked questions
Can NVIDIA RTX 3070 run Qwen2.5 14B?
Only just. Qwen2.5 14B fits on the NVIDIA RTX 3070 at Q2_K, which costs noticeable quality. Expect about 49 tokens/second. A card with more memory is a better experience.
How much VRAM does Qwen2.5 14B need?
About 11.1 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 31.6 GB at full FP16 precision.
How fast is Qwen2.5 14B on the NVIDIA RTX 3070?
Roughly 49 tokens per second at Q2_K, estimated from the NVIDIA RTX 3070's 448 GB/s memory bandwidth.