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Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 run Qwen3 Embedding?

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

Qwen3 Embedding on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 40k 87.6-104.4 t/s ~3.7-4.4 (slow)
Q4 yes 67k 156.4-186.4 t/s ~6.5-7.8 (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 5080 run Qwen3 Embedding?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~156.4-186.4 tok/s and fits up to 67k context; beyond that it spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and slows to ~6.5-7.8 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 67k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to system RAM offload (depends on your system RAM) and throughput collapses.