DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
Yes — RTX 4060 8GB handles DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B well at Q4_K_M — 32 tok/s. Solid daily-driver performance on 8 GB VRAM.
Model Size
7.62B
Device VRAM
8 GB
Bandwidth
272 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 4060 8GB 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 | 32 tok/s | 220ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q4_K_M
7.62B reasoning distillate. Q4_K_M fits with ~3GB headroom. 272 GB/s limits speed.
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 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: Performance estimates based on model size and device bandwidth. 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.