Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~16.2 GB of headroom running Qwen 3 32B at Q4_K_M (19.802999999999997 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
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| VRAM | 36 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 153 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 36 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 67.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 36.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 28.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q5_K_M | 25.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q4_K_M | 21.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q3_K_M | 15.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q2_K | 12.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 36 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Qwen 3 32B | Q4_K_M · 19.802999999999997 GB · ~4 tok/s (est.) |
| Qwen 3 30B-A3B (MoE) | Q4_K_M · 18.414375 GB · ~32 tok/s (est.) |
| Qwen 3 14B | Q4_K_M · 8.935500000000001 GB · ~9 tok/s (est.) |
| Qwen 3 8B | Q4_K_M · 4.950749999999999 GB · ~14 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~16.2 GB of headroom running Qwen 3 32B at Q4_K_M (19.802999999999997 GB, ~4 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.
Qwen 3 32B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.802999999999997 GB), estimated ~4 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.
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