DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Yes — RTX 5080 runs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B excellently at Q8_0 — 85 tok/s. 16 GB VRAM with plenty of headroom.
Model Size
7.62B
Device VRAM
16 GB
Bandwidth
960 GB/s
Quantization
Q8_0
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 at Q8_0. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0 | 85 tok/s | 75ms | ✓ Yes | Excellent | estimated |
Notes
Q8_0
Full Q8 7B reasoning. Fast on 5080.
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 5080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 has 16 GB at 960 GB/s. Street price: $1,099.
See all models NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 can run →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.