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Calculated memory fit · performance is a separate section

Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B run on NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB?

No. Estimated memory for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B exceeds NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB, including the modeled offload allowance.

Can it run?

Can it run?
No (calculated estimate).
Full GPU fit?
No
Model
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B · 71B
GPU
NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB · 6 GB advertised

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Memory calculation

Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.

Model weights41.4 GB
KV cache2.5 GB
Runtime reserve2.6 GB
Safety margin1.5 GB
Required (estimated)48.0 GB
GPU usable VRAM5.4 GB

Result: DOES NOT FIT

Quantization table

Quantization2K4K8K16K32K64K128K
BF16NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FP16NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q3NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q4NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q5NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q6NoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q8NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

What fits entirely in VRAM?

No calculated full-VRAM fit at the evaluated quantizations and context lengths.

What requires RAM offload?

Offload is shown only when the model does not fully fit in usable VRAM but stays within the modeled offload allowance.

Performance

No llama.cpp performance result is published for this pair yet. Memory fit above is unchanged. How performance is calculated

Available graphics cards

These SKUs use this GPU chip. Amazon CTAs appear only for EXACT/HIGH matches. Absence of a price does not change the compatibility result above.

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ASUS

ASUS DUAL-GTX1060-6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI AERO ITX GeForce GTX 1060 6G OC

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GT OCV1 NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR5

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS PH-GTX1060-6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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Sources

Model: official config deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: DOES_NOT_FIT. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.