Compatibility Check
Can I Run Qwen3.5 9B on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB?
Sort of — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB can run Qwen3.5 9B (FP16) only by spilling layers to RAM. Generation will be slow.
Estimated ~4 tokens/sec on the FP16 quantization.
Hybrid CPU+GPU
Best variant: FP16
CPU + GPU hybrid — not enough VRAM (3 GB < 20.7 GB min), but 64 GB RAM is sufficient. Expect significantly slower inference.
- GPU VRAM
- 3 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 20.7 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 23.4 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- ~4
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Every Qwen3.5 9B quantization on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
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_M | 4.5 GB | 5.2 GB | 5.9 GB | 8K / 8K | Hybrid CPU+GPU | ~13 |
| Q5_K_M | 5.6 GB | 6.4 GB | 7.3 GB | 8K / 8K | Hybrid CPU+GPU | ~11 |
| Q8_0 | 9 GB | 10.4 GB | 11.7 GB | 8K / 8K | Hybrid CPU+GPU | ~8 |
| FP16Best fit | 18 GB | 20.7 GB | 23.4 GB | 8K / 8K | Hybrid CPU+GPU | ~4 |
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