Question 1

Can Radeon RX 7800M 12GB run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

No, Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct requires more memory than Radeon RX 7800M 12GB provides.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct (30B parameters) requires approximately 22.7 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	36.7 tok/s	7683 ms	17K
Chat	F	Too heavy	36.7 tok/s	2881 ms	4K
Coding	F	Too heavy	44.7 tok/s	4328 ms	8K
RAG	F	Too heavy	36.7 tok/s	9604 ms	17K
Reasoning	F	Too heavy	36.7 tok/s	6242 ms	8K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	11.7 GB	Low	C45
Q3_K_S	3	14.7 GB	Low	F0
NVFP4	4

Can Radeon RX 7800M 12GB run Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct?

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