Question 1

Can RX 7600 XT 16GB run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RX 7600 XT 16GB can run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B with a C grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 24.3 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B need?

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B (14B parameters) requires approximately 13.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	C	Runs with offload	24.3 tok/s	11598 ms	33K
Chat	C	Runs well	24.3 tok/s	4349 ms	10K
Coding	C	Tight fit	24.3 tok/s	7973 ms	19K
RAG	C	Runs with offload	24.3 tok/s	14497 ms	33K
Reasoning	C	Tight fit	24.3 tok/s	9423 ms	19K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	5.5 GB	Low	D37
Q3_K_S	3	6.9 GB	Low	D39
NVFP4	4

Can RX 7600 XT 16GB run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B?

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