Home / Models / DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B / NVIDIA RTX 4060 8 GB
Can DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B run on NVIDIA RTX 4060 8 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B 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 7B · 7.6B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 4060 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 4.5 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 0.4 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.7 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.4 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 6.0 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: FITS IN VRAM
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 64K | 128K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| FP16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q3 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q4 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q5 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
- Q3 at 16K context
- Q3 at 2K context
- Q3 at 32K context
- Q3 at 4K context
- Q3 at 8K context
- Q4 at 16K context
- Q4 at 2K context
- Q4 at 4K context
- Q4 at 8K context
- Q5 at 2K context
- Q5 at 4K context
- Q5 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.
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.
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 WINDFORCE OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$499.88
Check price on Amazon
GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 4060 OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$695.00
Check price on Amazon
ASUS Dual -RTX4060-O8G-EVO NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$387.22
Check price on Amazon
ASUS Dual -RTX4060-O8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$569.99
Check price on Amazon
ASUS Dual -RTX4060-O8G-WHITE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$383.22
Check price on Amazon
MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 4060 2X WHITE 8G OC NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$389.99
Check price on Amazon
ASUS ProArt -RTX4060-O8G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
Check price on Amazon
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4060 OC Low Profile 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
Check price on Amazon
MSI GAMING GEFORCE RTX 4060 X 8G graphics card NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
Check price on Amazon
GIGABYTE AERO GeForce RTX 4060 OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
MSI VENTUS GEFORCE RTX 4060 2X BLACK 8G OC graphics card NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B (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.