DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Yes — RTX 4090 runs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B excellently at Q4_K_M — 92 tok/s. 24 GB VRAM with plenty of headroom.
Model Size
7.62B
Device VRAM
24 GB
Bandwidth
1008 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 4090 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 | 92 tok/s | 65ms | ✓ Yes | Excellent | estimated |
Notes
Q4_K_M
Fits well. High bandwidth delivers near-instant responses for reasoning.
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 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB at 1008 GB/s. Street price: $1,799.
See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 can run →Builds with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
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.