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Can I run Qwen2.5 Coder 7B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB)?

Compatibility verdict VRAM threshold engine
Yes, it runsGPU accelerated

Yes. Qwen2.5 Coder 7B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB) at Q4_K_M (~5.8 GB of ~23 GB usable).

Needs ~5.8 GB Device usable ~23 GB

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~5.8 GB of ~23 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

Q4_K_M needed
~5.8 GB
Usable on device
~23 GB
Device memory
24 GB
Best quant
Q4_K_M

Run it

Install commands Windows

Pick your tool. All three load the same Q4_K_M weights.

Ollama
$ ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b
llama.cpp
$ llama-cli -hf bartowski/Qwen2.5-Coder-7B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M
LM Studio
$ lms get bartowski/Qwen2.5-Coder-7B-Instruct-GGUF

AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.

Model Qwen2.5-Coder
Parameters
7B
Q4_K_M size
4.36 GB
Q8_0 size
7.54 GB
Context
32k
Ollama tag
qwen2.5-coder:7b
Full Qwen2.5 Coder 7B requirements →
Device Windows
Memory
24 GB vram
Usable for weights
~23 GB
Best runtime
vLLM (Linux) / Ollama (CUDA)
Best models for Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB) →

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FAQ

Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB) run Qwen2.5 Coder 7B?

Yes. Qwen2.5 Coder 7B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB) at Q4_K_M (~5.8 GB of ~23 GB usable).

How much memory does Qwen2.5 Coder 7B need?

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~4.36 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~5.8 GB at a 4k context.

What is the best tool to run Qwen2.5 Coder 7B on Windows?

LM Studio for a simple setup; Ollama (CUDA) for the most speed. AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.

Sources

Memory figures are estimates. See methodology.