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Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B run on NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti 6 GB?
No. Estimated memory for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B exceeds NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti 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 980 Ti 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 STRIX-GTX980TI-DC3OC-6GD5-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS STRIX-GTX980TI-DC3OC-6GD5-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GV-N98TXTREME-6GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS MATRIX-GTX980TI-P-6GD5-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6 GB GDDR5
6 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GAMING GF GV-N98TG1 -6GD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 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.