Can the Radeon 780M run Qwen3 30B-A3B?
No. Qwen3 30B-A3B needs about 21 GB and the Radeon 780M has at most 32 GB of system memory, of which about 19 GB is usable for models. The most capable model it fits is Gemma 3 27B, at about 3 tok/s.
Qwen3 30B-A3B needsAbout 21 GB
Radeon 780M has16 or 32 GB system memory
Bandwidth90 GB/s
Estimated speedDoesn't fit
By memory size
Each Radeon 780M version
- 16 GB (about 10 GB usable)Too big
- 32 GB (about 19 GB usable)Too big
What runs Qwen3 30B-A3B
These cards have the memory for it, nearest to the Radeon 780M first. The cheapest build on our list that runs it well is the Used workstation + 2× Tesla P100, from $750 used, at about 130 tok/s.
How we estimate
Speed is roughly memory bandwidth divided by the weights read per token, calibrated on our own rack. Sizes are Ollama's default 4-bit downloads plus about 1.2 GB for context. Real results are usually within about a third. Measured it yourself? Send us the number.
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