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Can Qwen3 30B-A3B run on NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 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
- Qwen3 30B-A3B · 31B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB · 12 GB advertised
What else can NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Qwen3 30B-A3B · See 2× multi-GPU options
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 17.9 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 0.8 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 1.4 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.8 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 20.8 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 10.8 GB |
Result: CPU RAM OFFLOAD REQUIRED
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 40K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| FP16 | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Q3 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q4 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | 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?
Weights may run with CPU/RAM offload. That is not equivalent to full-GPU inference. Performance numbers below are only published for full-VRAM fits.
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.
MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3060 2X 12G OC NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$363.00
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ASUS Dual -RTX3060-O12G-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$369.22
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3060 3X 12G OC NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$630.00
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MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 X 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$659.00
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GIGABYTE RTX 3060 Windforce OC 12G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$459.97
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MSI AERO ITX GeForce RTX 3060 12G OC NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$735.00
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 3060 OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$509.99
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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3060 VISION OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$319.99
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060-O12G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$395.22
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3060 2X 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$515.00
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GIGABYTE AORUS GV-N3060AORUS E-12GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$767.63
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MSI GAMING RTX 3060 Z TRIO 12G graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$389.22
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ASUS Dual -RTX3060-O12G NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
$658.50
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ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3060-O12G-V2-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon EXACT
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ASUS Phoenix PH-RTX3060-12G-V2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon unmatched
GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce RTX 3060 OC 12G NVIDIA 12 GB GDDR6
12 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config Qwen/Qwen3-30B-A3B (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.