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Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B run on NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B can run entirely in this GPU’s usable VRAM at one or more supported quantizations.
Can it run?
- Can it run?
- Yes, full GPU fit (calculated estimate).
- Full GPU fit?
- Yes
- Model
- DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B · 8.0B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB · 24 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB run? · Find other GPUs for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 4.7 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 1.0 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.7 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.4 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 6.8 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 21.6 GB |
Result: FITS IN VRAM
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K | 128K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context |
| FP16 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q3 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits |
| Q4 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q5 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q6 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
| Q8 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
- BF16 at 16K context
- BF16 at 2K context
- BF16 at 32K context
- BF16 at 4K context
- BF16 at 8K context
- FP16 at 16K context
- FP16 at 2K context
- FP16 at 32K context
- FP16 at 4K context
- FP16 at 8K context
- Q3 at 128K context
- Q3 at 16K context
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
Separate from memory fit. Runtime is llama.cpp · quantization bucket Q4 (GGUF Q4_0 maps to Q4). Workload is llama-bench pp512 / tg128 (short context, batch 1, full GPU offload). This is not a ranking and not a 8K–128K speed claim.
- Model
- DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB
- Runtime
- llama.cpp · CUDA · model 1.0.0
- Decode
- ~130 tok/s · Calibrated estimate · HIGH confidence (spread ~115 tok/s–~146 tok/s)
- Prefill
- ~5812 tok/s at a 512-token prompt · Calibrated estimate · MEDIUM confidence
- Time to first token
- ~88 ms for a 512-token prompt (512 / prefill tok/s). Not estimated at 8K–128K.
decode_tps = GPU_efficiency × memory_bandwidth / model_weight_bytes; efficiency from same-gpu Llama 2 7B Q4_0 efficiency
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.
MSI SUPRIM GeForce RTX 3090 Ti X 24G NVIDIA 24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3090TI-24G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB · Amazon EXACT
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MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 3090 Ti X TRIO 24GB NVIDIA GDDR6X
24 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3090TI-O24G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-LC-RTX3090TI-O24G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti 24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B (main). GPU/product specs: Icecat. Compatibility: RigForAI calculator v1.0.0 estimated VRAM · Q8 at 8K: FITS_IN_VRAM. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.