Qwen Qwen3 30B A3b Instruct 2507 speed on RTX 3060 12GB and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 3060 12GB does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen3 30B A3b Instruct 2507. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 3060 12GB lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Qwen Qwen3 30B A3b Instruct 2507 operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 12GB GPU is 4GB short of the 16GB minimum.
Options: (1) Try Q2 or Q3 quantization for lower VRAM requirements, (2) Consider cloud GPU rental, (3) Upgrade to a GPU with at least 16GB VRAM.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 16GB | 12GB | 69.67 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 31GB | 12GB | 48.77 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 62GB | 12GB | 26.47 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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RTX 3060 12GB is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Qwen Qwen3 30B A3b Instruct 2507 (about 16GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 16GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 3060 12GB has 12GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.