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Calculated memory fit · performance is a separate section

Can Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct run on NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB?

No. Estimated memory for Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct exceeds NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB, including the modeled offload allowance.

Can it run?

Can it run?
No (calculated estimate).
Full GPU fit?
No
Model
Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct · 31B
GPU
NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB · 6 GB advertised

What else can NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB run? · Find other GPUs for Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct · See 2× multi-GPU options

Memory calculation

Breakdown for Q4 at 8K context, batch size 1. Calculator v1.0.0.

Model weights17.9 GB
KV cache0.8 GB
Runtime reserve1.4 GB
Safety margin0.8 GB
Required (estimated)20.8 GB
GPU usable VRAM5.4 GB

Result: DOES NOT FIT

Quantization table

Quantization2K4K8K16K32K64K128K256K
BF16NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
FP16NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q3NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q4NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q5NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q6NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Q8NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

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.

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.

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MSI

MSI ARMOR GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6G OC

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI VENTUS GeForce GTX 1660 Ti XS 6G OC

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1660 Ti MINI ITX OC 6G

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GAMING GeForce GTX 1660 Ti OC 6G

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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MSI

MSI GAMING GeForce GTX 1660 Ti X 6G

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6G

6 GB · Amazon unmatched

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Sources

Model: official config Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct (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.