Can I Run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B on a NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada?
Runs comfortably at Q6_K — minimal quality loss.
3 quantizations fit your 32.0GB
| Quant | Min VRAM | Recommended | File size | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q6_KBEST | 28.0 GB | 29.5 GB | 27.0 GB | +4.0 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 24.3 GB | 25.8 GB | 23.3 GB | +7.7 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 20.9 GB | 22.4 GB | 19.9 GB | +11.1 GB |
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FAQ
Can the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B?
Yes. The NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada's 32.0GB of VRAM is enough to run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B at Q6_K quantization (28.0GB required).
What's the best quantization to use?
Q6_K is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 32.0GB. It uses about 28.0GB of memory and 29.5GB 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.