Question 1

Can RX 7600 XT 16GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

No, Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct requires more memory than RX 7600 XT 16GB provides.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct (30.5B parameters) requires approximately 22.2 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	23.2 tok/s	12124 ms	23K
Chat	F	Too heavy	23.2 tok/s	4547 ms	6K
Coding	F	Too heavy	28.8 tok/s	6715 ms	12K
RAG	F	Too heavy	23.2 tok/s	15155 ms	23K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	23.2 tok/s	9851 ms	12K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.9 GB	Low	C45
Q3_K_S	3	14.9 GB	Low	C45
NVFP4	4

Can RX 7600 XT 16GB run Qwen3-Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

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