Can I Run DeepSeek R1 on AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated June 15, 2026

Yes — the DeepSeek R1 family runs on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Specs

VRAM	16 GB
Memory Bandwidth	717 GB/s

DeepSeek R1 Variants That Fit

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B	Q4_K_M · 9.2 GB · ~78 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B	Q4_K_M · 5.8 GB · ~124 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run DeepSeek R1 on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT?

Yes — the DeepSeek R1 family runs on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT.

Which DeepSeek R1 variant fits best on the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B at Q4_K_M quantization (9.2 GB), estimated ~78 tokens/sec.

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