Can I Run Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes. Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B needs 19.3 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has 24 GB, leaving about 4.7 GB of headroom, at roughly 27 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 8K of context.

The numbers

ModelQwen 2.5 Coder 32B
Parameters32B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed19.3 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 VRAM24 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context8K
Estimated speed~27 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GB
24 GB VRAM · 350 W board power
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