Deepseek AI Deepseek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B speed on RTX 3060 12GB and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 3060 12GB meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Deepseek AI Deepseek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 3060 12GB can run Deepseek AI Deepseek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 87 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 11GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 1GB | 12GB | 87.09 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 2GB | 12GB | 60.96 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 4GB | 12GB | 33.09 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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RTX 3060 12GB can run Deepseek AI Deepseek R1 Distill Qwen 1.5B at Q4 with an estimated 87 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 1GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 3060 12GB has 12GB available.
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