# DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B: RAM and VRAM requirements

> DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B is a 8.19B DeepSeek-R1-Distill model. At Q4_K_M it needs about **6.2 GB** to run and fits **33 of 40** tracked devices. Minimum to run: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB).

Last validated: 2026-08-03. Sources: Ollama, HuggingFace GGUF repos, vendor specs.

## Memory by quantization
| Quant | On disk | To run (4k context) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q4_K_M | 4.68 GB | ~6.2 GB |
| Q8_0 | 8.11 GB | ~9.6 GB |
| FP16 | 16.4 GB | ~17.9 GB |

Memory = weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, and varies ±15% with context length.

## Will it run on my device?
- **Apple M1 (8GB)** (8 GB): No, not enough memory
- **iPhone 17** (8 GB): No, not enough memory
- **iPhone 17 Pro** (12 GB): Yes, it runs
- **16GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)** (16 GB): Yes, it runs (room for Q8_0)
- **Google Pixel 10 Pro** (16 GB): Yes, it runs (room for Q8_0)
- **Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB)** (24 GB): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)
- **Apple M4 Pro (48GB)** (48 GB): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)
- **Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)** (256 GB): Yes, it runs (room for FP16)

Full table of all 40 devices: https://localmodel.run/model/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b

## How to run
Quickest path: `ollama run deepseek-r1:8b-0528-qwen3-q4_K_M`. On Mac, LM Studio (ships MLX) is fastest; on Linux, Ollama for chat or vLLM to serve; on Windows, LM Studio or Ollama.

## Details
- Parameters: 8.19B
- Default context: 128k tokens
- License: MIT (commercial use: yes)
- Released: 2025-05
- HuggingFace: 1,744,030 downloads/mo, 1082 likes

## FAQ
### How much VRAM or RAM does DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B need?
About 6.2 GB at Q4_K_M (weights 4.68 GB + KV cache + overhead) at a 4k context. Budget ~9.6 GB for Q8_0.
### Can DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B run on a laptop?
DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B is large; you need a high-memory Mac or a 24 GB+ GPU at Q4_K_M.
### Can I use DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B commercially?
Yes, MIT permits commercial use.

Sources: https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B, https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B/blob/main/config.json, https://huggingface.co/unsloth/DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B-GGUF/tree/main, https://ollama.com/library/deepseek-r1:8b-0528-qwen3-q4_K_M
More: https://localmodel.run/model/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b