Can I run this LLM?
Can a AMD RX 7900 XTX (24GB) run Qwen3 30B-A3B (MoE)?
Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 24.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Runs greatBest fit: Qwen3 30B-A3B (MoE) at Q3_K_M · 14.7 GB weights · 188–281 tok/s on a AMD RX 7900 XTX (24GB).
Arena Text Overall · style-controlled
1,382Q3_K_M untestedqwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507 · published configuration reference · Q3_K_M not tested
Arena Text Overall (style-controlled), exact published entry qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507, 2026-10-08: reference rating 1,382.4. Published confidence bounds 1,377.5–1,387.3. 23,325 votes. Published qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507 configuration reference. Reasoning mode is not disclosed by the Arena dataset. Tested precision, runtime and sampling settings are not disclosed in this dataset. Selected Q3_K_M has not been measured by this Arena entry. No quantization quality adjustment is applied.
Snapshot published 2026-10-08 · snapshot imported 2026-10-11 UTC · validated last-good data · manual refresh
Arena leaderboard dataset · Arena / lmarena-ai, Arena Leaderboard Dataset (CC BY 4.0). Selected Text Overall style-controlled rows; field names adapted, ratings unchanged. · dataset CC BY 4.0 · revision e16f90232986
- Total memory at 4K context
- 15.9 GB
- Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
- Estimated generation
- 188–281 tok/s
- Estimated first token
- ~0.3s
Every quantization on this machine
On small screens, each quant lists every metric below its name. On wider screens, scroll sideways for total memory, speed and fit. Keyboard: focus the table, then use the arrow keys. Quant names stay visible.
| Quant | Weights | Total memory | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 11.3 GB | 12.5 GB | 206–309 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 14.7 GB | 15.9 GB | 188–281 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 18.6 GB | 19.8 GB | 171–256 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q5_K_M | 21.7 GB | 22.9 GB | — not resident | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 25.1 GB | 26.3 GB | — not resident | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 32.5 GB | 33.7 GB | — not resident | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 61.1 GB | 62.3 GB | — not resident | Won't fit |
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