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Qwen3 8B

An 8 GB GPU is a tight fit once context and desktop overhead are included.

Primary source
Total parameters8B
Estimated memory~6.8 GBGGUF Q4
Context32K+Text
LicenseApache-2.0100+ languages and dialects
01 / BEST FOR
  • general chat
  • coding
  • reasoning
02 / ESTIMATED FIT
16 GB CPU desktopComfortableApple silicon · 16 GBComfortableNVIDIA · 8 GBTightNVIDIA · 12 GBComfortableNVIDIA · 16 GBComfortable
03 / DEPLOY WITH
OllamaEasyollama run qwen3:8b
llama.cppMediumllama-server -m /path/to/verified-model.gguf --port 8080
LM StudioEasySearch “Qwen/Qwen3-8B” → Load a Q4/INT4 build → Start Server
MLX LMMediummlx_lm.chat --model Qwen/Qwen3-8B
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An 8 GB GPU is a tight fit once context and desktop overhead are included.