The cheapest cataloged machine that runs Qwen3 on the GPU is a AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM. Here are the most affordable rigs that fit it, smallest memory first.
| machine | best fit | verdict | speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM | 8B Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 16–25 tok/s |
| Apple M1 · 8GB | 1.7B Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 20–35 tok/s |
| Apple M2 · 8GB | 1.7B Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 30–50 tok/s |
| Apple M3 · 8GB | 1.7B Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 30–50 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 · 8GB VRAM | 8B Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 25–45 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 · 8GB VRAM | 8B Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 16–25 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 · 10GB VRAM | 14B Q3_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 35–60 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT · 12GB VRAM | 14B Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 15–25 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT · 12GB VRAM | 14B Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 16–25 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 · 12GB VRAM | 14B Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 14–25 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 · 12GB VRAM | 14B Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 20–35 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT · 16GB VRAM | 14B Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 17–30 tok/s |
The smallest cataloged machine that runs each size on the GPU (default 8K context). Bigger sizes need more memory — a rig that runs the small one may not touch the large.
| size | minimum rig | verdict | speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32B | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT · 20GB VRAM | ✅ Runs (tight) | ~17–30 tok/s (fast) |
| 30B-A3B (MoE) | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX · 24GB VRAM | ✅ Runs (tight) | ~130–220 tok/s (very fast) |
| 14B | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 · 10GB VRAM | ✅ Runs (tight) | ~35–60 tok/s (fast) |
| 8B | AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM | ✅ Runs (tight) | ~16–25 tok/s (fast) |
| 4B | AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM | ✅ Runs comfortably | ~20–35 tok/s (fast) |
| 1.7B | AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM | ✅ Runs comfortably | ~45–70 tok/s (very fast) |
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Verdicts use the same GQA-aware fit math as the CLI — a AMD Radeon RX 7600 verdict here matches what runlocal tells you on the machine.