DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB cannot run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B. 8 GB VRAM is insufficient at any quantization level.
Model Size
7.62B
Device VRAM
8 GB
Bandwidth
256 GB/s
Quantization
Q8_0
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB at Q8_0. This pairing has limitations — check the rating and notes below.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0 | – | – | ✗ Offload | Not viable | estimated |
Notes
Q8_0
RDNA 4 card with improving ROCm support; Vulkan remains the safer default in llama.cpp. Q8_0 fits in VRAM on this card. Does not fit in 8GB VRAM (8.5GB required for Q8_0).
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 AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has 8 GB at 256 GB/s. Street price: $299.
See all models AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB can run →Estimate method: Estimated from rtx-5080 compatibility patterns plus ROCm/Vulkan adjustments. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-05-26)
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.