Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB can run Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct at 10 tok/s at Q3_K_M, though performance is acceptable. Consider a higher-end GPU for better results.
Model Size
32.5B
Device VRAM
16 GB
Bandwidth
288 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct performance at a different quality level on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 10 tok/s | 800ms | ✓ Yes | Acceptable | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
Tight fit at Q3 (14.8GB on 16GB). Usable for code completion but Q3 quality loss is noticeable. Low bandwidth (288 GB/s) limits speed.
About Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (32.5B) is a coding, ai coding, ai building model. The coding model that defines the builder workflow. Matches GPT-4 on HumanEval. This is what Cursor and Continue.dev users run locally when they want to eliminate API dependency. Apache 2.0 license. The cornerstone of the 'Full AI Builder' profile.
View all Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Instruct hardware options →About NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has 16 GB at 288 GB/s. Street price: $449.
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Mid-Range AI Workstation
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Source: Extrapolated from similar model sizes (2026-01-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-01