Deepseek AI Deepseek Coder 1.3B Instruct speed on RTX 5080 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 5080 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Deepseek AI Deepseek Coder 1.3B Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 5080 can run Deepseek AI Deepseek Coder 1.3B Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 237 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 15GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 1GB | 16GB | 237.15 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 2GB | 16GB | 166.01 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 3GB | 16GB | 90.12 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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Compare prebuilt systems →RTX 5080 can run Deepseek AI Deepseek Coder 1.3B Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 237 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 1GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 5080 has 16GB available.
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