Can I Run Qwen3-Coder 8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes. Qwen3-Coder 8B needs 4.8 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 has 8 GB, leaving about 3.2 GB of headroom, at roughly 61 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 8K of context.

The numbers

ModelQwen3-Coder 8B
Parameters8B
QuantizationQ4_K_M
VRAM needed4.8 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 VRAM8 GB
VerdictRuns
Max context8K
Estimated speed~61 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 Qwen3-Coder 8B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB
8 GB VRAM · 145 W board power
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