RTX 4060 Ti 16GB meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen3-8B-Base. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB can run Qwen/Qwen3-8B-Base with Q4 quantization. At approximately 48 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 12GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 16GB | 48.37 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 16GB | 38.78 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 16GB | 17.41 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |