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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super run Qwen2.5-3B?

Yes โ€” here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

Qwen2.5-3B on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 51k 59.5-71 t/s ~4.7-5.6 (slow)
Q8 yes 98k 119.1-141.9 t/s ~9.4-11.3 (slow)
Q4 yes 119k 212.6-253.4 t/s ~16.9-20.1 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super run Qwen2.5-3B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~212.6-253.4 tok/s and fits up to 119k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~16.9-20.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 119k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.