Can I Run Qwen 3.5 0.8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes. Qwen 3.5 0.8B needs 0.5 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB has 8 GB, leaving about 7.5 GB of headroom, at roughly 237 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 64K of context.

The numbers

ModelQwen 3.5 0.8B
Parameters0.8B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed0.5 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB VRAM8 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context64K
Estimated speed~237 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 3.5 0.8B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
8 GB VRAM · 180 W board power
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~$379
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from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

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