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Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B run on NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB?
No. Estimated memory for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B exceeds NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER 8 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 RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 41.4 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 2.5 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 2.6 GB |
| Safety margin | 1.5 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 48.0 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: DOES NOT FIT
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K | 128K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| FP16 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q4 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q5 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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.
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.
ASUS 90YV0DP2-M0NM00 graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS Dual -RTX2080S-O8G-EVO NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
MSI VENTUS V372-292R NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX2080S-A8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX2080S-O8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX2080S-O8G-WHITE-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX2080S-8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS Dual -RTX2080S-O8G-EVO-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
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.