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Can a NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) run Qwen3.8 27B?

Qwen · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 16.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes — it runs great.

Runs great

Best fit: Qwen3.8 27B at Q2_K · 10.8 GB weights · 28–41 tok/s on a NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB).

Arena Text Overall · style-controlled

1,438Q2_K untested

qwen3.8-27b · published configuration reference · Q2_K not tested

Arena Text Overall (style-controlled), exact published entry qwen3.8-27b, 2026-10-08: reference rating 1,438.1. Published confidence bounds 1,432.8–1,443.4. 20,711 votes. Published qwen3.8-27b configuration reference. Reasoning mode is not disclosed by the Arena dataset. Tested precision, runtime and sampling settings are not disclosed in this dataset. Selected Q2_K 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
11.9 GB
Weights + KV cache + runtime overhead
Estimated generation
28–41 tok/s
Estimated first token
~14s

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.

Qwen3.8 27B quantizations on NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB), estimated at 4K context. Weights and total memory are shown separately.
QuantWeightsTotal memorySpeedFit
Q2_K10.8 GB11.9 GB28–41 tok/sRuns great
Q3_K_M13.4 GB14.5 GB— not residentWon't fit
Q4_K_M17.4 GB18.5 GB— not residentWon't fit
Q5_K_M20.9 GB22.0 GB— not residentWon't fit
Q6_K23.9 GB24.9 GB— not residentWon't fit
Q8_029.1 GB30.2 GB— not residentWon't fit
FP1654.7 GB55.7 GB— not residentWon't fit

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