RTX 4080 Super meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
RTX 4080 Super can run Qwen/Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 125 tokens/second, you can expect Excellent speed - conversational response times under 1 second.
You have 13GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 3GB | 16GB | 125.36 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 5GB | 16GB | 90.86 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 11GB | 16GB | 50.02 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |