Question 1

Can Intel Arc A380 6GB run DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B?

Accepted Answer

No, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B requires more memory than Intel Arc A380 6GB provides.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B (8B parameters) requires approximately 7.9 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	F	Too heavy	18.7 tok/s	15078 ms	21K
Chat	F	Too heavy	18.7 tok/s	5654 ms	6K
Coding	F	Too heavy	27.4 tok/s	7055 ms	12K
RAG	F	Too heavy	18.7 tok/s	18847 ms	21K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	18.7 tok/s	12251 ms	12K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_KBest for your GPU	2	3.1 GB	Low	C41
Q3_K_S	3	3.9 GB	Low	C43

Can Intel Arc A380 6GB run DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B?

Memory breakdown