Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Yes. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B needs 4.8 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB has 16 GB, leaving about 11.2 GB of headroom, at roughly 61 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 64K of context.
| Model | DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B |
| Parameters | 8B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 4.8 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB VRAM | 16 GB |
| Verdict | Runs |
| Max context | 64K |
| Estimated speed | ~61 tok/s |
Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.
Running DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on this card:
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$429) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 21 months.
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