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DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B vs Qwen3 14B: which runs better locally?
DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B needs about 10.9 GB at Q4 with 8K context and fits fully on 16 of 40 GPUs. Qwen3 14B needs 10.9 GB and fits on 16.
DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B needs about 10.9 GB at Q4 with 8K context and fits fully on 16 of 40 GPUs. Qwen3 14B needs 10.9 GB and fits on 16.
Each GPU at 8K context with the best quantization that fits. Offload assumes 32 GB of system RAM. Green marks the better result. Rows where the two differ come first.
| GPU | DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B | Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 32 GB | Runs~74 tok/sQ8_0 | Runs~74 tok/sQ8_0 |
| RTX 4090 24 GB | Runs~42 tok/sQ8_0 | Runs~42 tok/sQ8_0 |
| RX 7900 XTX 24 GB | Runs~40 tok/sQ8_0 | Runs~40 tok/sQ8_0 |
| RTX 3090 / 3090 Ti 24 GB | Runs~39 tok/sQ8_0 | Runs~39 tok/sQ8_0 |
| RX 7900 XT 20 GB | Runs~43 tok/sQ6_K | Runs~43 tok/sQ6_K |
| RTX 5080 16 GB | Runs~59 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~59 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB | Runs~55 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~55 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RTX 4080 / 4080 Super 16 GB | Runs~46 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~46 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RTX 4070 Ti Super 16 GB | Runs~42 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~42 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RX 9070 XT 16 GB | Runs~40 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~40 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RX 7800 XT 16 GB | Runs~39 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~39 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| Arc A770 16 GB | Runs~35 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~35 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RX 6800 XT 16 GB | Runs~32 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~32 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB | Runs~28 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~28 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | Runs~18 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~18 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RTX 5070 12 GB | Offload~7.5 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~7.5 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 4070 / 4070 Super 12 GB | Offload~5.6 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~5.6 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| Arc B580 12 GB | Offload~5.1 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~5.1 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RX 7700 XT 12 GB | Offload~4.8 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~4.8 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RX 6700 XT 12 GB | Offload~4.3 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~4.3 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Offload~4.0 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~4.0 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB | Offload~5.3 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~5.3 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 3080 10 GB | Offload~7.7 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~7.7 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| Arc A750 8 GB | Offload~5.1 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~5.1 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB | Offload~4.7 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~4.7 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 5060 8 GB | Offload~4.7 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~4.7 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 3070 / 3070 Ti 8 GB | Offload~4.7 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~4.7 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB | Offload~4.7 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~4.7 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | Offload~3.5 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.5 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RX 7600 8 GB | Offload~3.5 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.5 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Offload~3.4 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.4 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 3050 8 GB | Offload~3.0 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.0 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| GTX 1660 / 1660 Super 6 GB | Offload~3.9 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.9 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Offload~3.2 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.2 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 4090 Laptop 16 GB | Runs~36 tok/sQ5_K_M | Runs~36 tok/sQ5_K_M |
| RTX 4080 Laptop 12 GB | Offload~4.8 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~4.8 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 4070 Laptop 8 GB | Offload~3.2 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.2 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 4060 Laptop 8 GB | Offload~3.2 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.2 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 3060 Laptop 6 GB | Offload~3.9 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.9 tok/sQ4_K_M |
| RTX 4050 Laptop 6 GB | Offload~3.1 tok/sQ4_K_M | Offload~3.1 tok/sQ4_K_M |
Which should you run?
Close in size and speed. DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B needs about 10.9 GB at Q4 with 8K context and fits fully on 16 of 40 GPUs. Qwen3 14B needs 10.9 GB and fits on 16.
See every result on its own page: DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B and Qwen3 14B.
Questions
Is DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B or Qwen3 14B better?
Close in size and speed. DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B needs about 10.9 GB at Q4 with 8K context and fits fully on 16 of 40 GPUs. Qwen3 14B needs 10.9 GB and fits on 16. The right pick depends on what you use it for: compare the strengths listed on each model's page.
Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B or Qwen3 14B?
DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B needs about 11 GB at Q4 with 8K context, Qwen3 14B about 11 GB. At Q8 it is 19 GB versus 19 GB.
Can I run DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B and Qwen3 14B on a 12 GB GPU?
On an RTX 3060 12 GB, DeepSeek-R1 Distill 14B only runs with part of the model in system RAM, at a few tokens per second and Qwen3 14B only runs with part of the model in system RAM, at a few tokens per second.
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Estimates from memory size and bandwidth at 8K context. Real speed varies with software, drivers and settings.