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Can the GTX 1060 run Qwen3 4B?

Yes, with 6 GB or more. Qwen3 4B needs about 4 GB and the GTX 1060 has 6 GB of VRAM. Expect about 42 tok/s, faster than you can read. The 3 GB version doesn't have room.

ollama run qwen3:4b

First time? Install Ollama, then paste that into a terminal.

Qwen3 4B needsAbout 4 GB
GTX 1060 has3 or 6 GB VRAM
Bandwidth192 GB/s
Estimated speed~42 tok/s
By memory size

Each GTX 1060 version

  • 3 GBToo big
  • 6 GBRuns great ~42 tok/s
Want it faster?

Speed comes from memory bandwidth: the card reads all 2.5 GB of active weights for every token. Cards that run Qwen3 4B faster:

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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