Can I Run Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Not at Q4_K_M — that needs 8.5 GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) has 10 GB. Drop to Q3_K_M and it fits in 8.4 GB, with up to 8K of context.

The numbers

ModelQwen 2.5 14B Instruct
Parameters14B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed8.5 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) VRAM10 GB
VerdictRuns at a lower quant
Fits atQ3_K_M (8.4 GB)
Max context8K

What to do next

Quantize to Q3_K_M. That is the cheapest fix — it costs some quality but no money.

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Running Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB
10 GB VRAM · 320 W board power
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