Can I Run DeepSeek R1 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 20 stycznia 2025

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.5 GB of headroom running DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M (19.5 GB, ~49 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.

Ujawnienie afiliacyjne: Niektóre odnośniki na tej stronie to linki afiliacyjne — jeśli dokonasz zakupu za ich pośrednictwem, LLM Configurator może otrzymać prowizję bez dodatkowych kosztów dla Ciebie. Jako uczestnik programu Amazon Associates, LLM Configurator zarabia na kwalifikujących się zakupach.

Sprawdź cenę na Amazon — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Specs

VRAM24 GB
Memory Bandwidth960 GB/s

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 24 GB?Max context
F1665.9 GB✗ No
Q8_035.9 GB✗ No
Q6_K28.1 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M24.6 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M21.2 GB✓ Yes8K
Q3_K_M15.5 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K12.4 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 24 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

DeepSeek R1 Sizes That Fit the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BQ4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~49 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14BQ4_K_M · 9.2 GB · ~104 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8BQ4_K_M · 5.8 GB · ~166 tok/s (est.)
Buy vs. rent DeepSeek R1
Buy the GPU
~$999
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX · MSRP
Rent by the hour
from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$999) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 4.1 years.

Affiliate links — we may earn a commission if you sign up, at no extra cost to you.

RunPod $0.34/hr
Rent on RunPod →
Vast.ai $0.35/hr · typical low · varies
Rent on Vast.ai →

Cloud rates verified 2026-07 — estimates, and marketplace prices vary. Buying price is GPU MSRP only, not a full PC.

FAQ

Does the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX have enough VRAM for DeepSeek R1?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~4.5 GB of headroom running DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M (19.5 GB, ~49 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 8K context.

Which quantization of DeepSeek R1 should I use on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.5 GB), estimated ~49 tokens/sec, up to 8K context.

DeepSeek R1 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

VRAM Tier

Troubleshooting

Buying Guide

← Can I Run It? | DeepSeek R1 Model Page | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU Page | Check Your Hardware