QwenQwen3-8B Instruct on AMD Radeon RX 9070
AMD Radeon RX 9070 runs Qwen3-8B Instruct at Q8_0. Usable on 16 GB VRAM — see full quantization options below.
Model Size
8.2B
Device VRAM
16 GB
Bandwidth
640 GB/s
Quantization
Q8_0
Performance by Quantization
OwnRig currently has one published compatibility entry for Qwen3-8B Instruct on AMD Radeon RX 9070 at Q8_0. This is the best supported pairing we can stand behind today.
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0 | – | – | ✓ Yes | Acceptable | 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.
About Qwen3-8B Instruct
Qwen3-8B Instruct (8.2B) is a chat, coding, ai coding, reasoning, multi-purpose model. Qwen 3 dense 8B instruct from Alibaba (~8.2B parameters, ~6.95B non-embedding). Capable chat, coding, and reasoning; 32K default context with 128K max. Apache 2.0.
View all Qwen3-8B Instruct 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 model VRAM requirements and AMD runtime maturity. Reference hardware source: github.com (2026-04-18)
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.