Compatibility Check
Can I Run DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti?
Yes — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti runs DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B fully on GPU at the Q4_K_M quantization.
Estimated ~73.1 tokens/sec on the Q4_K_M quantization.
Full GPU
Best variant: Q4_K_M
Full GPU inference — 8 GB VRAM meets the 8 GB recommendation.
- GPU VRAM
- 8 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 5.5 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 8 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- ~73.1
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Every DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B quantization on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Each row runs the compatibility engine against your VRAM, RAM, and the model's requirements.
| Quantization | File Size | Min VRAM | Rec VRAM | Context | Verdict | Estimated tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_MBest fit | 4.9 GB | 5.5 GB | 8 GB | 8K / 128K | Full GPU | ~73.1 |
| Q8_0 | 8.5 GB | 9.5 GB | 12 GB | 8K / 128K | Hybrid CPU+GPU | ~17 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is solid pick for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
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