Can I Run Qwen 3.5 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, but it's tight — Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B at Q4_K_M needs 21.1 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090's 24 GB, leaving only ~2.9 GB, ~193 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 8K context.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
24 GB VRAM · 450 W board power
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Specs

VRAM24 GB
Memory Bandwidth1008 GB/s

Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 24 GB?Max contextWhole PC
F1671.7 GB✗ No
Q8_038.9 GB✗ NoBuild for this
Q6_K30.4 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M26.5 GB✗ NoBuild for this
Q4_K_M22.9 GB✓ Yes8KBuild for this
Q3_K_M16.7 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K13.2 GB✓ Yes32K

Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache, on an estimated architecture — this model publishes no config we can read. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 24 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090: 8K 23.8 GB · 32K 29.4 GB ✗ · 128K 52 GB ✗. Past 32K it no longer fits 24 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.

No compatible GPU? Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B on 32 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.

Qwen 3.5 Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Qwen 3.5 35B-A3BQ4_K_M · 21.1 GB · ~193 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 27BQ4_K_M · 16.3 GB · ~48 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 9BQ4_K_M · 5.4 GB · ~115 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 4BQ4_K_M · 2.4 GB · ~188 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 2BQ4_K_M · 1.2 GB · ~254 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 0.8BQ4_K_M · 0.5 GB · ~328 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 have enough VRAM for Qwen 3.5?

Yes, but it's tight — Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B at Q4_K_M needs 21.1 GB of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090's 24 GB, leaving only ~2.9 GB, ~193 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 8K context.

Which quantization of Qwen 3.5 should I use on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090?

Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B at Q4_K_M quantization (21.1 GB), estimated ~193 tokens/sec, up to 8K context.

Every Qwen 3.5 size on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B134 GBDoes not fit
Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B73.7 GBDoes not fit
Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B21.1 GBRuns~193 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 27B16.3 GBRuns~48 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 9B5.4 GBRuns~115 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 4B2.4 GBRuns~188 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 2B1.2 GBRuns~254 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 0.8B0.5 GBRuns~328 tok/s

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