Can I Run Qwen 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated April 28, 2025

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~2.5 GB of headroom running Qwen 3 14B at Q4_K_M (9.5 GB, ~38 tok/s (est.)).

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) Specs

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth360 GB/s

Qwen 3 Sizes That Fit the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)

Qwen 3 14BQ4_K_M · 9.5 GB · ~38 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 30B-A3B (MoE)Q4_K_M · 8 GB · ~400 tok/s (est.)
Qwen 3 8BQ4_K_M · 5.5 GB · ~65 tok/s (est.)
Buy vs. rent Qwen 3
Buy the GPU
~$329
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) · MSRP
Rent by the hour
from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$329) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 16 months.

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FAQ

Will Qwen 3 run on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~2.5 GB of headroom running Qwen 3 14B at Q4_K_M (9.5 GB, ~38 tok/s (est.)).

Which Qwen 3 variant fits best on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?

Qwen 3 14B at Q4_K_M quantization (9.5 GB), estimated ~38 tokens/sec.

Qwen 3 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)

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