Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~47.7 GB of headroom running Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) at Q4_K_M (48.3 GB, ~59 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.
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| VRAM | 96 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 400 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 96 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 162 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 87 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q6_K | 67.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q5_K_M | 58.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q4_K_M | 50.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q3_K_M | 36.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q2_K | 28.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 96 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
| Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) | Q4_K_M · 48.3 GB · ~59 tok/s (est.) |
| Qwen3-Coder 8B | Q4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~36 tok/s (est.) |
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Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~47.7 GB of headroom running Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) at Q4_K_M (48.3 GB, ~59 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.
Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) at Q4_K_M quantization (48.3 GB), estimated ~59 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.
| Size | VRAM | Verdict | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B (MoE) | 289.8 GB | Does not fit | — |
| Qwen3-Coder 80B-A3B (MoE) | 48.3 GB | Runs | ~59 tok/s |
| Qwen3-Coder 8B | 4.8 GB | Runs | ~36 tok/s |
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