Question 1

Can RTX 2060 Super 8GB run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

No, Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct requires more memory than RTX 2060 Super 8GB provides.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct (30B parameters) requires approximately 22.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	F	Too heavy	37.4 tok/s	7536 ms	11K
Chat	F	Too heavy	37.4 tok/s	2826 ms	4K
Coding	F	Too heavy	46.4 tok/s	4174 ms	6K
RAG	F	Too heavy	37.4 tok/s	9420 ms	11K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	37.4 tok/s	6123 ms	6K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.7 GB	Low	F0
Q3_K_S	3	14.7 GB	Low	F0
NVFP4	4

Can RTX 2060 Super 8GB run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

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