DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Yes — RTX 3060 12GB handles DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B well at Q4_K_M — 38 tok/s. Solid daily-driver performance on 12 GB VRAM.
Model Size
7.62B
Device VRAM
12 GB
Bandwidth
360 GB/s
Quantization
Q4_K_M
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB at Q4_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 38 tok/s | 170ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q4_K_M
7B distill model fits comfortably on 12GB. Good speed for reasoning tasks.
About DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B (7.62B) is a reasoning, chat model. Compact distilled reasoning model for chat and inference.
View all DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB has 12 GB at 360 GB/s. Street price: $269.
See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB can run →Builds with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
Estimate method: Community benchmarks and estimated performance. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-03-01)
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.