Can I Run / Qwen 3.6 35B A3B / on NVIDIA RTX A6000
Can I Run Qwen 3.6 35B A3B on a NVIDIA RTX A6000?
Yes
Runs at Q8_0 — near-lossless quality.
Model size
35.0B
GPU memory
48.0GB
Smallest quant
Q4_K_M
Best fit
Q8_0
4 quantizations fit your 48.0GB
| Quant | Min VRAM | Recommended | File size | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0BEST | 38.2 GB | 39.7 GB | 37.2 GB | +9.8 GB |
| Q6_K | 29.8 GB | 31.3 GB | 28.8 GB | +18.2 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 25.9 GB | 27.4 GB | 24.9 GB | +22.1 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 22.2 GB | 23.7 GB | 21.2 GB | +25.8 GB |
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FAQ
Can the NVIDIA RTX A6000 run Qwen 3.6 35B A3B?
Yes. The NVIDIA RTX A6000's 48.0GB of VRAM is enough to run Qwen 3.6 35B A3B at Q8_0 quantization (38.2GB required).
What's the best quantization to use?
Q8_0 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 48.0GB. It uses about 38.2GB of memory and 39.7GB 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.