DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
RTX 4060 8GB cannot run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B. 8 GB VRAM is insufficient at any quantization level.
Model Size
32.5B
Device VRAM
8 GB
Bandwidth
272 GB/s
Quantization
Q2_K
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB at Q2_K. This pairing has limitations — check the rating and notes below.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | – | – | ✗ Offload | Not viable | estimated |
Notes
Q2_K
32B class. Not viable on 8GB.
About DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B (32.5B) is a reasoning, coding, chat model. Distilled reasoning model with capable coding and chat performance.
View all DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB has 8 GB at 272 GB/s. Street price: $289.
See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB can run →Estimate method: 32.76B model exceeds 8GB. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-03-15)
Performance varies by driver version, inference engine, quantization method, context length, and system configuration. Figures shown are estimates based on community benchmarks and may not reflect your exact setup. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners. OwnRig is independent and not affiliated with any hardware or AI model provider.