Qwen Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Thinking speed on RTX 3090 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 3090 does not meet the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Thinking. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 3090 lacks sufficient VRAM for comfortable Qwen Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Thinking operation with Q4 quantization.
Your 24GB GPU is 17GB short of the 41GB 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 | 41GB | 24GB | 185.02 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| Q8 | 82GB | 24GB | 129.52 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 163GB | 24GB | 70.31 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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RTX 3090 is not a comfortable Q4 fit for Qwen Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Thinking (about 41GB needed).
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 41GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 3090 has 24GB available.
Try lower-bit quantization, choose a smaller model, or move to a higher-VRAM GPU from the alternatives list.