text model · Qwen2.5-VL · Windows
Can I run Qwen2.5-VL 7B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)?
Yes. Qwen2.5-VL 7B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB) at Q4_K_M (~7.1 GB of ~15 GB usable).
Runs at Q4_K_M using ~7.1 GB of ~15 GB usable. You have room for Q8_0 for higher quality.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~7.1 GB
- Usable on device
- ~15 GB
- Device memory
- 16 GB
- Best quant
- Q4_K_M
Run it
Pick your tool. All three load the same Q4_K_M weights.
llama-cli -hf ggml-org/Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct-GGUF:Q4_K_M lms get ggml-org/Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct-GGUF AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.
How to run it
On Windows use LM Studio (Best GUI on Windows, auto-detects CUDA/Vulkan backends.). AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.
- Parameters
- 8.29B
- Q4_K_M size
- 5.62 GB
- Q8_0 size
- 9.59 GB
- Context
- 32k
- Memory
- 16 GB vram
- Usable for weights
- ~15 GB
- Best runtime
- Ollama (CUDA) / llama.cpp CUDA
You could also run
Run Qwen2.5-VL 7B on other hardware
FAQ
Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB) run Qwen2.5-VL 7B?
Yes. Qwen2.5-VL 7B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB) at Q4_K_M (~7.1 GB of ~15 GB usable).
How much memory does Qwen2.5-VL 7B need?
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB) has room to spare. At Q4_K_M the weights are ~5.62 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~7.1 GB at a 4k context.
What is the best tool to run Qwen2.5-VL 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.