§01·compatibility · /check
Qwen3-8B on RTX 3090 Ti
Yes — Qwen3-8B runs on the RTX 3090 Ti (24 GB). Fastest community-measured generation speed: 123.7 tokens/s.
✓ runsllmactive30 series24GB VRAM
step-by-step recipe for this pair
Qwen3-8B on RTX 3090 Ti: Q4_K_M GGUF with 18 GB of Headroom for Colocation or Long Context
llmbeginner6GB+
§02·benchmarks
| Task | Quant | Speed | VRAM | Works | Confidence | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llm | Q4_K | 4467.9prefill tokens/s | ✓ | hardware-corner.net· web | 2026-05-15 | ||
| llm | Q4_K | 123.7tokens/s | ✓ | hardware-corner.net· web | 2026-05-15 |
§03·how it was measured
- llmQ4_K4467.9 prefill tokens/s
Prompt processing speed at 4k context
recorded from hardware-corner.net ↗ · verified 2026-05-15
- llmQ4_K123.7 tokens/s
Generation speed at 4k context
recorded from hardware-corner.net ↗ · verified 2026-05-15
§04·more Qwen3-8B recipes
- llmbeginner5GB+
Qwen3-8B on Apple M2 Pro: local 8B chat with MLX 4-bit in 16 GB unified memory
- llmbeginner9GB+
Qwen3-8B on RX 7800 XT: 16 GB ROCm via Ollama or llama.cpp-HIP GGUF
- llmbeginner6GB+
Qwen3-8B on RX 7900 XTX: ROCm via Ollama or llama.cpp-HIP
- llmbeginner12GB+
Qwen3-8B on RTX 3080 Ti 12GB: Q4_K_M GGUF via Ollama or llama.cpp
§05·common questions
Can you run Qwen3-8B on RTX 3090 Ti?
Yes — Qwen3-8B runs on the RTX 3090 Ti (24 GB). Fastest community-measured generation speed: 123.7 tokens/s.
Which quantizations have been tested for Qwen3-8B on RTX 3090 Ti?
Q4_K — measured in community benchmarks.
How fast is Qwen3-8B on RTX 3090 Ti?
Up to 123.7 tokens/s (llm), the fastest community-measured generation speed.
Are there step-by-step instructions for Qwen3-8B on RTX 3090 Ti?
Yes — a step-by-step recipe documents Qwen3-8B on the RTX 3090 Ti, linked at the top of this page.