Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
No. Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) needs 48.3 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) has only 12 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.
| Model | Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) |
| Parameters | 80B/3B active |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 48.3 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) VRAM | 12 GB |
| Verdict | Does not fit |
Either step down to a smaller size in this family, or move to a Apple M1 Max (64 GB), the cheapest card we track with enough VRAM.
Cheapest card we track with enough VRAM for Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE):
Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) needs ~48 GB but this GPU has 12 GB. Rent a A100 (80 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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