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Compatibility Report

Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB

RTX 4060 8GB runs Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct at Q3_K_M — 17 tok/s due to limited memory bandwidth. Slow but functional — see all options below.

Model Size

14.77B

Device VRAM

8 GB

Bandwidth

272 GB/s

Quantization

Q3_K_M

Benchmarks

Performance by Quantization

OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB at Q3_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.

QuantizationSpeedTTFTFits in VRAMRatingConfidence
Q3_K_M17 tok/s360ms✓ YesMarginalestimated

Notes

Q3_K_M

14.77B model. Q3_K_M barely fits. Tight.

About Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct

Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct (14.77B) is a chat, coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Capable general-purpose model with balanced coding and reasoning.

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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: 14.77B model. Q3_K_M ~7.8GB fits in 8GB. 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.