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Calculated memory fit · performance is a separate section

Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B run on NVIDIA RTX 2080 8 GB?

Yes. Calculated memory fit: DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B 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 Qwen 1.5B · 1.8B
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2080 8 GB · 8 GB advertised

What else can NVIDIA RTX 2080 8 GB run? · Find other GPUs for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B

Memory calculation

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

Model weights	1.0 GB
KV cache	0.2 GB
Runtime reserve	0.6 GB
Safety margin	0.3 GB
Required (estimated)	2.1 GB
GPU usable VRAM	7.2 GB

Result: FITS IN VRAM

Quantization table

Quantization	2K	4K	8K	16K	32K	64K	128K
BF16	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Limited context
FP16	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Limited context
Q3	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q4	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q5	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q6	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
Q8	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits

What fits entirely in VRAM?

BF16 at 16K context
BF16 at 2K context
BF16 at 32K context
BF16 at 4K context
BF16 at 64K context
BF16 at 8K context
FP16 at 16K context
FP16 at 2K context
FP16 at 32K context
FP16 at 4K context
FP16 at 64K context
FP16 at 8K 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

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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MSI

MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 X TRIO

8 GB · Amazon EXACT

$279.22

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 OC 8G

8 GB · Amazon EXACT

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ASUS

ASUS DUAL-RTX2080-O8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GDDR6

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 WINDFORCE 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GDDR6

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE AORUS XTREME AORUS GeForce RTX 2080 XTREME 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI DUKE GeForce RTX 2080 8G OC

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI AERO GeForce RTX 2080 8G

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS TURBO-RTX2080-8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GDDR6

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 2080 TURBO 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS ROG-STRIX RTX2080-8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GDDR6

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GV-N2080TURBO-8GC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GDDR6

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 2080 8G OC

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE AORUS GV-N2080AORUS-8GC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GDDR6

8 GB · Amazon unmatched

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Sources

Model: official config deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B (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.