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Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B run on AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB?
Can it run? Yes, with CPU/RAM offload. Full GPU fit? No.
Can it run?
- Can it run?
- Yes, with CPU/RAM offload. This is not equivalent to full-GPU inference.
- Full GPU fit?
- No
- Model
- DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B · 33B
- GPU
- AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB · 16 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 | 14.4 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
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 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q4 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
No calculated full-VRAM fit at the evaluated quantizations and context lengths.
What requires RAM offload?
Weights may run with CPU/RAM offload. That is not equivalent to full-GPU inference. RigForAI does not estimate tokens/sec in this release.
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 GAMING RX 6900 XT X TRIO 16G graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1147.28
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GIGABYTE GAMING Radeon RX 6900 XT OC 16G AMD 16 GB GDDR6
16 GB · Amazon EXACT
$1777.69
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MSI GAMING RX 6900 XT Z TRIO 16G graphics card AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6
16 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-LC-RX6900XT-T16G-GAMING AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6
16 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RX6900XT-O16G-GAMING AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6
16 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-LC-RX6900XT-O16G-GAMING AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB GDDR6
16 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: CPU_RAM_OFFLOAD_REQUIRED. Amazon: affiliate commerce match, not a spec source.