Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 11 września 2026
Yes. Qwen 3 8B needs 5 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 has 8 GB, leaving about 3 GB of headroom, at roughly 41 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 8K of context.
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| Model | Qwen 3 8B |
| Parameters | 8B |
| Quantization | Q4_K_M |
| VRAM needed | 5 GB |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 VRAM | 8 GB |
| Verdict | Runs |
| Max context | 8K |
| Estimated speed | ~41 tok/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 8 GB? | Max context | Whole PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 17.8 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q8_0 | 10.1 GB | ✗ No | — | Build for this |
| Q6_K | 8.1 GB | ✗ No | — | — |
| Q5_K_M | 7.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K | — |
| Q4_K_M | 6.4 GB | ✓ Yes | 8K | Build for this |
| Q3_K_M | 4.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | — |
| Q2_K | 4.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K | — |
Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 8 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: 8K 7 GB · 32K 10.6 GB ✗ · 125K 24.6 GB ✗. Past 32K it no longer fits 8 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.
Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.
No compatible GPU? Qwen 3 8B on 8 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs.
Running Qwen 3 8B on this card:
At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$299) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 15 months.
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