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Can I run Qwen3 14B on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)?
Yes. Qwen3 14B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at Q4_K_M (~10.7 GB of ~11 GB usable).
Fits at Q4_K_M (~10.7 GB of ~11 GB usable) but with little headroom, close other apps.
- Q4_K_M needed
- ~10.7 GB
- Usable on device
- ~11 GB
- Device memory
- 12 GB
- Best quant
- Q4_K_M
Run it
Pick your tool. All three load the same Q4_K_M weights.
ollama run qwen3:14b llama-cli -hf Qwen/Qwen3-14B-GGUF:Q4_K_M lms get Qwen/Qwen3-14B-GGUF AMD GPUs run via Vulkan/ROCm at roughly half CUDA throughput. NVIDIA is the smooth path on Windows.
- Parameters
- 14B
- Q4_K_M size
- 9 GB
- Q8_0 size
- 15.7 GB
- Context
- 32k
- Ollama tag
- qwen3:14b
- Memory
- 12 GB vram
- Usable for weights
- ~11 GB
- Best runtime
- Ollama (CUDA) / llama.cpp CUDA
You could also run
Run Qwen3 14B on other hardware
FAQ
Can Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) run Qwen3 14B?
Yes. Qwen3 14B runs on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) at Q4_K_M (~10.7 GB of ~11 GB usable).
How much memory does Qwen3 14B need?
It is a tight fit on Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB). At Q4_K_M the weights are ~9 GB; with KV cache and runtime overhead, budget ~10.7 GB at a 4k context.
What is the best tool to run Qwen3 14B 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.