DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super can run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B at 15 tok/s at Q3_K_M, though performance is acceptable. Consider a higher-end GPU for better results.
Model Size
32.5B
Device VRAM
16 GB
Bandwidth
672 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 15 tok/s | 580ms | ✓ Yes | Acceptable | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
Q3 required to fit in 16GB. Usable for reasoning with quality compromise.
About DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B (32.5B) is a reasoning, coding, chat model. Distilled reasoning model with strong coding and chat capabilities.
View all DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16 GB at 672 GB/s. Street price: $779.
See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super can run →Source: Community benchmarks and estimated performance (2026-03-01)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15