Can I Run DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)?

作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年8月15日

Yes. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B needs 4.8 GB at Q4_K_M and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) has 10 GB, leaving about 5.2 GB of headroom, at roughly 74 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 16K of context.

The numbers

Model	DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Parameters	8B
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	4.8 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) VRAM	10 GB
Verdict	Runs
Max context	16K
Estimated speed	~74 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on this card:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

10 GB VRAM · 320 W board power

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~$699

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) · MSRP

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Other DeepSeek R1 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB)

DeepSeek R1 (671B) — does not fit (405.1 GB)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B — does not fit (19.3 GB)

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on nearby hardware

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (12 GB) — runs

All DeepSeek R1 sizes on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) | VRAM calculator for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) GPU page | Check your hardware