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Calculated memory fit · performance is a separate section

Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B run on NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti 16 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 4060 Ti 16 GB · 16 GB advertised

What else can NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti 16 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	14.4 GB

Result: FITS IN VRAM

Quantization table

Quantization	2K	4K	8K	16K	32K	64K	128K
BF16	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
FP16	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits	Fits
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 128K context
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 128K context
FP16 at 16K context
FP16 at 2K context
FP16 at 32K context
FP16 at 4K 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 4060 Ti X SLIM 16G graphics card NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon EXACT

$1364.00

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon EXACT

$1439.22

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MSI

MSI VENTUS GEFORCE RTX 4060 TI 2X BLACK 16G OC graphics card NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon EXACT

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MSI

MSI VENTUS GEFORCE RTX 4060 TI 3X 16G OC graphics card NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon EXACT

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ASUS

ASUS Dual -RTX4060TI-A16G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon EXACT

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ASUS

ASUS ProArt -RTX4060TI-O16G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon unmatched

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ASUS

ASUS Dual -RTX4060TI-O16G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 Ti OC 16G NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4060 TI X 16G graphics card NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 4060 Ti X SLIM WHITE 16G NVIDIA 16 GB GDDR6

16 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 Ti WINDFORCE OC 16G Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 128bit, PCI-E 4.0, 2565MHz Core Clock, 2 x DisplayPort 1.4a, 2 x HDMI 2.1a, NVIDIA DLSS 3, GV-N406TWF2OC-16GD

16 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.