Question 1

Can RTX 2080 Ti 11GB run Qwen 2.5 VL 7B?

Accepted Answer

Yes, RTX 2080 Ti 11GB can run Qwen 2.5 VL 7B with a B grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 103.9 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Qwen 2.5 VL 7B need?

Accepted Answer

Qwen 2.5 VL 7B (7B parameters) requires approximately 7.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Qwen 2.5 VL 7B?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Qwen 2.5 VL 7B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	B	Runs well	93.8 tok/s	3003 ms	33K
Chat	B	Runs well	93.8 tok/s	1126 ms	12K
Coding	B	Runs well	103.9 tok/s	1864 ms	23K
RAG	B	Runs well	93.8 tok/s	3754 ms	33K
Reasoning	B	Runs well	93.8 tok/s	2440 ms	23K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	2.7 GB	Low	D34
Q3_K_S	3	3.4 GB	Low	D35
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 2080 Ti 11GB run Qwen 2.5 VL 7B?

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