Alibaba

Qwen 14B

Alibaba·14B·Qwen·32K ctx·2026-08

Model sizeHardware requirementActual fit

Qwen 14B needs ~9.4–16.9 GB of VRAM depending on quantization. The bar is what it needs; the marker is the card's VRAM. Speed figures below are planning estimates.

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 3060 Ti

9.4
8
Q4_K_M · Est. ~3 tok/sSlow · CPU offload

12 GB

RTX 4070 · 3060 12G

9.4
12
Q4_K_M · Est. ~39 tok/sComfortable

16 GB

RTX 4080 · M-series 16G

10.9
16
Q5_K_M · Est. ~50 tok/sComfortable

24 GB

RTX 4090 · 3090

16.9
24
Q8_0 · Est. ~48 tok/sComfortable

48 GB

A6000 · 2×24G

16.9
48
Q8_0 · Est. ~48 tok/sComfortable

02  — Quantizations

QuantFile sizeEst. VRAM
Q4_K_M8.2 GB9.4 GB
Q5_K_M9.7 GB10.9 GB
Q8_015.7 GB16.9 GB

03  — Runtimes & use

llama.cpp · Ollama · LM Studio

General

Memory and speed figures are planning estimates, not measured benchmarks. Memory includes a fixed allowance for KV cache and runtime overhead. Long-context prompts push VRAM use above the numbers shown here.