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Can the Intel Arc B580 run Qwen3 30B-A3B?

Intel Arc B580 × Qwen3 30B-A3B8K context
NoDoes not fit in memory
Memory at Q4_K_M19.9 GB of 12 GB
Weights 18.5 GBKV cache 0.8 GBRuntime 0.6 GB
On the GPU57%of the Q4_K_M weights
In system RAM7.9 GBthe rest spills over
Offload speed~36tokens per second
  1. FP16
  2. Q8_0
  3. Q6_K
  4. Q5_K_M
  5. Q4_K_M
  6. Q3_K_M
  7. Q2_K

No. Even at Q4_K_M, Qwen3 30B-A3B needs about 19.9 GB, but the Intel Arc B580 has 12 GB usable. You could offload some layers to system RAM, but it will be very slow.

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Run it on a rented GPU

On a cloud GPU with enough memory, the same command you'd use locally works:

ollama run qwen3:30b

At Q4_K_M it needs about 19.9 GB, so pick a GPU with at least 24 GB.

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Memory needed by quantization

At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 12 GB the Intel Arc B580 can use.

QuantQualityMemoryFits?Speed
FP16Full quality62.4 GBToo big—
Q8_0Near-lossless33.8 GBToo big—
Q6_KExcellent26.4 GBToo big—
Q5_K_MVery good23.1 GBToo big—
Q4_K_MGood, most popular19.9 GBToo big—
Q3_K_MNoticeably degraded16.3 GBToo big—
Q2_KHeavily degraded12.8 GBToo big—

Measured speed from real Intel Arc B580 owners

Tokens per second that people measured on their own Intel Arc B580, next to our estimate.

No one has measured Qwen3 30B-A3B on the Intel Arc B580 yet. The speeds above are estimates. Run the benchmark and yours becomes the first real number on this page.

Have an Intel Arc B580? Add your real speed

One command times Qwen3 30B-A3B in your own Ollama, shows you exactly what it would send, and asks before sending anything. No sign-up, no personal data.

macOS and Linux

curl -fsSL https://gpufit.dev/bench.sh | sh -s -- qwen3:30b

Windows (PowerShell)

$env:GPUFIT_MODEL="qwen3:30b"; irm https://gpufit.dev/bench.ps1 | iex

How the benchmark works

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Models that run well on the Intel Arc B580

Frequently asked questions

Can Intel Arc B580 run Qwen3 30B-A3B?

No. Even at Q4_K_M, Qwen3 30B-A3B needs about 19.9 GB, but the Intel Arc B580 has 12 GB usable. You could offload some layers to system RAM, but it will be very slow.

How much VRAM does Qwen3 30B-A3B need?

About 19.9 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 62.4 GB at full FP16 precision.

How fast is Qwen3 30B-A3B on the Intel Arc B580?

It does not fit in the Intel Arc B580's memory, so most layers would run from system RAM and generation would be very slow.