Can I Run DeepSeek R1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated June 15, 2026

Yes — the DeepSeek R1 family runs on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) Specs

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth360 GB/s

DeepSeek R1 Variants That Fit

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14BQ4_K_M · 9.2 GB · ~39 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8BQ4_K_M · 5.8 GB · ~62 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run DeepSeek R1 on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Yes — the DeepSeek R1 family runs on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB).

Which DeepSeek R1 variant fits best on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B at Q4_K_M quantization (9.2 GB), estimated ~39 tokens/sec.

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