QwenQwen3.6-27B on AMD Radeon RX 9070
Yes — AMD Radeon RX 9070 handles Qwen3.6-27B well at Q3_K_M — 44 tok/s. Solid daily-driver performance on 16 GB VRAM.
Model Size
27B
Device VRAM
16 GB
Bandwidth
640 GB/s
Quantization
Q3_K_M
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen3.6-27B on AMD Radeon RX 9070 at Q3_K_M. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 44 tok/s | 228ms | ✓ Yes | Good | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
RDNA 4 card with improving ROCm support; Vulkan remains the safer default in llama.cpp. Q3_K_M fits in VRAM on this card. Qwen 3.6 dense 27B; VRAM slightly above Qwen 3.5-27B.
About Qwen3.6-27B
Qwen3.6-27B (27B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Dense 27B from the Qwen 3.6 family (April 2026). Strong coding and agentic workflows; native multimodal. 262K context window. VRAM figures include modest KV headroom at default context; long-context runs need more memory or KV cache quantization. Apache 2.0.
View all Qwen3.6-27B hardware options →About AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 has 16 GB at 640 GB/s. Street price: $549.
See all models AMD Radeon RX 9070 can run →Estimate method: Estimated from rtx-4060-ti-16gb 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.