Question 1

Can Intel Arc A770 16GB run DeepSeek R1 671B?

Accepted Answer

No, DeepSeek R1 671B requires more memory than Intel Arc A770 16GB provides.

Question 2

How much VRAM does DeepSeek R1 671B need?

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek R1 671B (671B parameters) requires approximately 419.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for DeepSeek R1 671B?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for DeepSeek R1 671B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	140800 ms	4K
Chat	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	52800 ms	4K
Coding	F	Too heavy	2.9 tok/s	67630 ms	4K
RAG	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	176000 ms	4K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	2.0 tok/s	114400 ms	4K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	261.7 GB	Low	F0
Q3_K_S	3	328.8 GB	Low	F0
NVFP4	4

Can Intel Arc A770 16GB run DeepSeek R1 671B?

Memory breakdown