Can I Run DeepSeek R1 on Intel Arc B580?

作者: Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新: 2025年1月20日

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~2.8 GB of headroom running DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B at Q4_K_M (9.2 GB, ~50 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.

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Intel Arc B580 Specs

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth456 GB/s

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B on the Intel Arc B580: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 12 GB?Max context
F1629.5 GB✗ No
Q8_016.3 GB✗ No
Q6_K13 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M11.4 GB✓ Yes4K
Q4_K_M9.9 GB✓ Yes16K
Q3_K_M7.4 GB✓ Yes16K
Q2_K6.1 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 12 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 Intel Arc B580

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14BQ4_K_M · 9.2 GB · ~50 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8BQ4_K_M · 5.8 GB · ~79 tok/s (est.)
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Buy the GPU
~$249
Intel Arc B580 · MSRP
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from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$249) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 12 months.

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FAQ

Is the Intel Arc B580 enough to run DeepSeek R1 locally?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~2.8 GB of headroom running DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B at Q4_K_M (9.2 GB, ~50 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 16K context.

What's the best DeepSeek R1 size for the Intel Arc B580?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B at Q4_K_M quantization (9.2 GB), estimated ~50 tokens/sec, up to 16K context.

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