Can I Run Qwen 2.5 VL 7B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes. Qwen 2.5 VL 7B Instruct needs 5.0 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) has 12 GB, leaving about 7 GB of headroom, at roughly 39 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 64K of context.

The numbers

ModelQwen 2.5 VL 7B Instruct
Parameters7B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed5.0 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) VRAM12 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context64K
Estimated speed~39 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 VL 7B Instruct on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
12 GB VRAM · 170 W board power
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Qwen 2.5 VL 7B Instruct on nearby hardware

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