§01·compatibility · /check
Qwen3 32B on RTX 3090 Ti
Yes — Qwen3 32B runs on the RTX 3090 Ti (24 GB). Fastest community-measured generation speed: 38 tokens/s.
✓ runsllmactive30 series24GB VRAM
step-by-step recipe for this pair
Qwen3-32B on RTX 3090 Ti: UD-Q4_K_XL GGUF via llama.cpp
llmintermediate22GB+
§02·benchmarks
| Task | Quant | Speed | VRAM | Works | Confidence | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llm | Q4_K | 1238.8prefill tokens/s | ✓ | hardware-corner.net· web | 2026-05-15 | ||
| llm | Q4_K | 38tokens/s | ✓ | hardware-corner.net· web | 2026-05-15 |
§03·how it was measured
- llmQ4_K1238.8 prefill tokens/s
Prompt processing speed at 4k context
recorded from hardware-corner.net ↗ · verified 2026-05-15
- llmQ4_K38 tokens/s
Generation speed at 4k context. Also explicitly mentioned 32.6 t/s at 16k context.
recorded from hardware-corner.net ↗ · verified 2026-05-15
§04·more Qwen3 32B recipes
- llmintermediate19GB+
Qwen3-32B on Apple M3 Max: 32B local chat with MLX 4-bit in 48 GB unified memory
- llmintermediate19GB+
Qwen3-32B on Apple M4 Max: 32B local chat with MLX 4-bit in 48 GB unified memory
- llmintermediate19GB+
Qwen3-32B on Apple M2 Max: 32B local chat with MLX 4-bit in 64 GB unified memory
- llmintermediate29GB+
Qwen3-32B on RTX 5090: Q6_K_XL GGUF via llama.cpp (with AWQ-INT4 + 128K context alternative)
§05·common questions
Can you run Qwen3 32B on RTX 3090 Ti?
Yes — Qwen3 32B runs on the RTX 3090 Ti (24 GB). Fastest community-measured generation speed: 38 tokens/s.
Which quantizations have been tested for Qwen3 32B on RTX 3090 Ti?
Q4_K — measured in community benchmarks.
How fast is Qwen3 32B on RTX 3090 Ti?
Up to 38 tokens/s (llm), the fastest community-measured generation speed.
Are there step-by-step instructions for Qwen3 32B on RTX 3090 Ti?
Yes — a step-by-step recipe documents Qwen3 32B on the RTX 3090 Ti, linked at the top of this page.