Can I Run Qwen 3.5 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, but it's tight — Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B at Q4_K_M needs 21.13125 GB of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX's 24 GB, leaving only ~2.9 GB, ~126 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 8K context.

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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB
24 GB VRAM · 355 W board power
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AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Specs

VRAM24 GB
Memory Bandwidth960 GB/s

Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 24 GB?Max context
F1671.7 GB✗ No
Q8_038.9 GB✗ No
Q6_K30.4 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M26.5 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M22.9 GB✓ Yes8K
Q3_K_M16.7 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K13.2 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “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.

Qwen 3.5 Sizes That Fit the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Qwen 3.5 35B-A3BQ4_K_M · 21.13125 GB · ~126 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 27BQ4_K_M · 16.30125 GB · ~32 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 9BQ4_K_M · 5.43375 GB · ~76 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 4BQ4_K_M · 2.415 GB · ~124 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 2BQ4_K_M · 1.2075 GB · ~166 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3.5 0.8BQ4_K_M · 0.48300000000000004 GB · ~213 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Can I run Qwen 3.5 on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX?

Yes, but it's tight — Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B at Q4_K_M needs 21.13125 GB of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX's 24 GB, leaving only ~2.9 GB, ~126 tok/s (est.) with room for up to 8K context.

What's the best Qwen 3.5 size for the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX?

Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B at Q4_K_M quantization (21.13125 GB), estimated ~126 tokens/sec, up to 8K context.

Every Qwen 3.5 size on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Qwen 3.5 397B-A17B134.0 GBDoes not fit
Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B73.7 GBDoes not fit
Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B21.1 GBRuns~126 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 27B16.3 GBRuns~32 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 9B5.4 GBRuns~76 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 4B2.4 GBRuns~124 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 2B1.2 GBRuns~166 tok/s
Qwen 3.5 0.8B0.5 GBRuns~213 tok/s

Qwen 3.5 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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