# Can I run DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 14B on 32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)?

> **Yes, it runs.** Runs at Q4_K_M using ~10.7 GB of ~28 GB usable. You have room for Q8_0 for higher quality.

Last validated: 2026-06-15.

## Memory math
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 14B: 14B; Q4_K_M weighs 8.99 GB on disk.
- At Q4_K_M with a 4k context it needs ~10.7 GB (weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, ±15% with context length).
- 32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only): 32 GB ram, ~28 GB usable for model weights.
- Headroom: ~17.3 GB; it also fits Q8_0 for higher quality.

## How to run
Recommended quant: Q4_K_M. Best tool on Windows: LM Studio.

```sh
ollama run deepseek-r1:14b
```

## Run DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 14B on other devices
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b/nvidia-rtx-3060-12gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b/nvidia-rtx-4070-12gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b/nvidia-rtx-4060-ti-16gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b/nvidia-rtx-4080-16gb)
- [16GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b/laptop-16gb)
- [iPad Pro M4 (16GB, 1TB/2TB config)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b/ipad-pro-m4-16gb)

## Other models that run on 32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)
- [Command R 35B (35B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/command-r-35b/laptop-32gb)
- [Yi 1.5 34B (34B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/yi-1.5-34b/laptop-32gb)
- [Qwen2.5 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-32b/laptop-32gb)
- [Qwen3 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen3-32b/laptop-32gb)
- [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b/laptop-32gb)
- [Qwen2.5 Coder 32B (32B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-coder-32b/laptop-32gb)

Estimate, not a guarantee. Sources: https://ollama.com/library/deepseek-r1, https://huggingface.co/bartowski/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF, https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1.
More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b/laptop-32gb