Qwen Qwen2.5 32B Instruct speed on RTX 5080 and quantization-level VRAM fit.
RTX 5080 meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen2.5 32B Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 5080 can run Qwen Qwen2.5 32B Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 55 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
VRAM usage will be very close to your GPU's limit. Consider closing other applications or using Q3 quantization for more margin.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 16GB | 16GB | 55.34 tok/s | ⚠️ Tight fit |
| Q8 | 32GB | 16GB | 38.74 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 64GB | 16GB | 21.03 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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Compare prebuilt systems →RTX 5080 can run Qwen Qwen2.5 32B Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 55 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 16GB VRAM on this page, while RTX 5080 has 16GB available.
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