RTX 5070 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 5070 can run Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 112 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 8GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 12GB | 112.47 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 8GB | 12GB | 71.93 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 16GB | 12GB | 41.30 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |