Can I Run / DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B / on NVIDIA RTX 5090

Can I Run DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B on a NVIDIA RTX 5090?

Yes

Runs at Q8_0 — near-lossless quality.

Model size
8.2B
GPU memory
32.0GB
Smallest quant
Q2_K
Best fit
Q8_0

12 quantizations fit your 32.0GB

QuantMin VRAMRecommendedFile sizeHeadroom
Q8_0BEST9.7 GB11.2 GB8.7 GB+22.3 GB
Q6_K7.8 GB9.3 GB6.7 GB+24.3 GB
Q5_K_M6.8 GB8.3 GB5.8 GB+25.2 GB
Q5_K_S6.7 GB8.2 GB5.7 GB+25.3 GB
Q4_16.1 GB7.6 GB5.3 GB+25.9 GB
Q4_K_M6.0 GB7.5 GB5.0 GB+26.0 GB
Q4_K_S5.7 GB7.2 GB4.8 GB+26.3 GB
Q4_05.6 GB7.1 GB4.8 GB+26.4 GB
Q3_K_L4.7 GB6.2 GB4.4 GB+27.4 GB
Q3_K_M4.4 GB5.9 GB4.1 GB+27.6 GB
Q3_K_S4.2 GB5.7 GB3.8 GB+27.8 GB
Q2_K3.7 GB5.2 GB3.3 GB+28.3 GB

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Full model details
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

All quant variants, benchmark scores, and use-case tags.

Best models for this GPU
NVIDIA RTX 5090

Top-ranked open-source models that fit in 32.0GB.

FAQ

Can the NVIDIA RTX 5090 run DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B?

Yes. The NVIDIA RTX 5090's 32.0GB of VRAM is enough to run DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B at Q8_0 quantization (9.7GB required).

What's the best quantization to use?

Q8_0 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 32.0GB. It uses about 9.7GB of memory and 11.2GB recommended for comfortable inference.

What if I need more headroom for context length?

KV cache memory grows with context length. The numbers above assume a baseline 2K-4K context. For long-context use (32K+), add another 2-6GB depending on the model architecture.