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Can the NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB run Qwen3 14B?

RTX 3060 12GB × Qwen3 14B8K context
YesRuns fully on the GPU
Memory at Q4_K_M10.9 GB of 12 GB
Weights 9 GBKV cache 1.3 GBRuntime 0.6 GB
QuantQ4_K_MGood, most popular
Memory10.9 GBof 12 GB usable
Speed~24tokens 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

Yes. The NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB can run Qwen3 14B fully in VRAM at Q4_K_M (good, most popular), using about 10.9 GB of the 12 GB available, at roughly 24 tokens/second.

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Run it with Ollama

With Ollama installed, one command downloads and starts Qwen3 14B:

ollama run qwen3:14b

Ollama's default download is Q4_K_M (about 10.9 GB here). That is also the best quant that fits.

New to this? Step-by-step setup for the RTX 3060 12GB

Run it in the cloud

No NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB? Run Qwen3 14B in the cloud.

Rent a cloud GPU by the hour. No upfront cost, stop any time.

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Memory needed by quantization

At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 12 GB the NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB can use.

QuantQualityMemoryFits?Speed
FP16Full quality31.5 GBToo big—
Q8_0Near-lossless17.7 GBToo big—
Q6_KExcellent14.1 GBToo big—
Q5_K_MVery good12.5 GBToo big—
Q4_K_MGood, most popular10.9 GBFits~24 tok/s
Q3_K_MNoticeably degraded9.2 GBFits~30 tok/s
Q2_KHeavily degraded7.5 GBFits~39 tok/s

GPUs that run Qwen3 14B comfortably

Models that run well on the NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB

Frequently asked questions

Can NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB run Qwen3 14B?

Yes. The NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB can run Qwen3 14B fully in VRAM at Q4_K_M (good, most popular), using about 10.9 GB of the 12 GB available, at roughly 24 tokens/second.

How much VRAM does Qwen3 14B need?

About 10.9 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 31.5 GB at full FP16 precision.

How fast is Qwen3 14B on the NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB?

Roughly 24 tokens per second at Q4_K_M, estimated from the NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB's 360 GB/s memory bandwidth.