Question 1

Can NVIDIA A800 80GB run DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B?

Accepted Answer

Yes, NVIDIA A800 80GB can run DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 285.5 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B need?

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B (8B parameters) requires approximately 15.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	309.3 tok/s	910 ms	154K
Chat	C	Runs well	309.3 tok/s	350 ms	43K
Coding	C	Runs well	285.5 tok/s	678 ms	83K
RAG	C	Runs well	309.3 tok/s	1138 ms	154K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	309.3 tok/s	740 ms	83K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.1 GB	Low	D30
Q3_K_S	3	3.9 GB	Low	D30
NVFP4	4

Can NVIDIA A800 80GB run DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B?

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