Qwen Qwen2.5 3B Instruct speed on RTX 4060 Ti 16GB and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen2.5 3B Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
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Qwen qwen2.5 3b instruct speed on rtx 4060 ti 16gb
Qwen Qwen2.5 3B Instruct runs on RTX 4060 Ti 16GB at about 61 tok/s at Q4 in our current compatibility dataset.
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RTX 4060 Ti 16GB can run Qwen Qwen2.5 3B Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 61 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 14GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 2GB | 16GB | 60.63 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 3GB | 16GB | 42.44 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 6GB | 16GB | 23.04 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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Compare prebuilt systems →RTX 4060 Ti 16GB can run Qwen Qwen2.5 3B Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 61 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 2GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 4060 Ti 16GB has 16GB available.
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