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Can Qwen3 8B run on NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB?
Yes. Calculated memory fit: Qwen3 8B 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
- Qwen3 8B · 8.2B
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB · 8 GB advertised
Memory calculation
Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.
| Model weights | 4.8 GB |
|---|---|
| KV cache | 1.1 GB |
| Runtime reserve | 0.7 GB |
| Safety margin | 0.4 GB |
| Required (estimated) | 7.1 GB |
| GPU usable VRAM | 7.2 GB |
Result: FITS IN VRAM
Quantization table
| Quantization | 2K | 4K | 8K | 16K | 32K | 40K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| FP16 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q3 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q4 | Fits | Fits | Fits | Limited context | Limited context | Limited context |
| Q5 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q6 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
| Q8 | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload | Offload |
What fits entirely in VRAM?
- Q3 at 16K context
- Q3 at 2K context
- Q3 at 4K context
- Q3 at 8K context
- Q4 at 2K context
- Q4 at 4K context
- Q4 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.
MSI VENTUS RTX 3070 TI 3X 8G OC graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$795.00
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GIGABYTE GAMING GV-N307TGAMING OC-8GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$795.00
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GIGABYTE AORUS GV-N307TAORUS M-8GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$369.99
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MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 3070 Ti X TRIO 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$769.00
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MSI SUPRIM GeForce RTX 3070 Ti X 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$649.99
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MSI VENTUS GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 3X 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$364.99
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GIGABYTE EAGLE GeForce RTX 3070 Ti OC 8G NVIDIA 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$795.00
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GIGABYTE AORUS XTREME GV-N307TVISION OC-8GD graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon EXACT
$875.00
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ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX3070TI-O8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3070TI-O8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX3070TI-8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
ASUS ROG -STRIX-RTX3070TI-8G-GAMING NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6X
8 GB · Amazon unmatched
Sources
Model: official config Qwen/Qwen3-8B (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.