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Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B run on NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB?
No. Estimated memory for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B 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 Qwen 32B · 33B
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 1060 6 GB · 6 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 19.1 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 2.0 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 1.5 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.8 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 23.3 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 5.4 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 DUAL-GTX1060-O6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$157.51
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GIGABYTE Windforce NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$399.00
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GIGABYTE GV-N1060IXOC-6GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$359.00
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GIGABYTE GAMING GV-N1060G1 -6GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$399.00
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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1060 6G 9Gbps Rev 1.0
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
$399.00
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ASUS TURBO-GTX1060-6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon EXACT
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GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce GTX 1060 G1 6G (rev. 2.0) NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE 6G NVIDIA 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GAMING Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB DDR5X GeForce GTX 1060 GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS DUAL-GTX1060-6G NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1060-6G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B (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.