Can the RTX 3060 run Qwen3 14B?
Yes, with 12 GB or more. Qwen3 14B needs about 11 GB and the RTX 3060 has 12 GB of VRAM. Expect about 21 tok/s, about reading speed. The 8 GB version doesn't have room.
ollama run qwen3:14bFirst time? Install Ollama, then paste that into a terminal.
Qwen3 14B needsAbout 11 GB
RTX 3060 has8 or 12 GB VRAM
Bandwidth360 GB/s
Estimated speed~21 tok/s
By memory size
Each RTX 3060 version
- 8 GBToo big
- 12 GBUsable ~21 tok/s
Want it faster?
Speed comes from memory bandwidth: the card reads all 9.3 GB of active weights for every token. On the RTX 3060, Qwen3 8B runs at about 38 tok/s if you can trade some quality for speed. Cards that run Qwen3 14B 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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