Qwen Qwen3 Embedding 8B speed on RTX 4080 Super and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 4080 Super meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen3 Embedding 8B. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 4080 Super can run Qwen Qwen3 Embedding 8B with Q4 quantization. At approximately 127 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 12GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 16GB | 126.70 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 8GB | 16GB | 88.69 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 16GB | 16GB | 48.14 tok/s | ⚠️ Tight fit |
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RTX 4080 Super can run Qwen Qwen3 Embedding 8B at Q4 with an estimated 127 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 4GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 4080 Super has 16GB available.
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