Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026
Yes. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B needs 4.8 GB at Q4_K_M and the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has 20 GB, leaving about 15.2 GB of headroom, at roughly 72 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 64K of context.
| Model | DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B |
| Parameters | 8B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 4.8 GB |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT VRAM | 20 GB |
| Verdict | Runs |
| Max context | 64K |
| Estimated speed | ~72 tok/s |
Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.
Running DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on this card:
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$899) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 3.7 years.
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