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Qwen 3.5 9B

Alibaba·9B·Qwen·256K ctx·2026-08

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Model size→Hardware requirement→Actual fit

Qwen 3.5 9B needs ~7.8–13.8 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

7.8
8
Q4_K_M · Est. ~16 tok/sCompromises

12 GB

RTX 4070 · 3060 12G

9
12
Q5_K_M · Est. ~33 tok/sComfortable

16 GB

RTX 4080 · M-series 16G

13.8
16
Q8_0 · Est. ~33 tok/sComfortable

24 GB

RTX 4090 · 3090

13.8
24
Q8_0 · Est. ~51 tok/sComfortable

48 GB

A6000 · 2×24G

13.8
48
Q8_0 · Est. ~51 tok/sComfortable

02  — Quantizations

QuantFile sizeEst. VRAM
Q4_K_M6.6 GB7.8 GB
Q5_K_M7.8 GB9 GB
Q8_012.6 GB13.8 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.