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R1 Distill 8B Llama on RTX 3070 Laptop GPU Q4_K_M

should fit

On an RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (8 GB), R1 Distill 8B Llama in Q4_K_M needs about 6,1 Go of video memory: it should fit.

Not measured yet: the figures below are estimates, computed from the models already measured on this card. Measure my card

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Generation (estimated)

≥ 6,1 Go

Recommended VRAM (8 GB avail.)

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Power (ref. model)

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Electricity / M tokens · 0,25 €/kWh

No model has been measured on the RTX 3070 Laptop GPU yet: no speed estimate possible.

What about a longer context?

Context	KV cache	Estimated VRAM	Fits in 8 GB?	Estimated speed
4 096	0,5 Go	5,6 Go	yes	—
8 192	1,0 Go	6,1 Go	yes	—
16 384	2,0 Go	7,1 Go	yes	—
32 768	4,0 Go	9,1 Go	no	—
65 536	8,0 Go	13,1 Go	no	—
131 072	16,0 Go	21,1 Go	no	—

Estimated VRAM = file + KV cache (full-attention layers, f16) + ~0,5 Go of buffers, excluding memory used by the system — hence the slightly higher “recommended VRAM”, which keeps that margin. Speed ≈ estimated speed × weights read ÷ (weights read + added KV cache).

R1 Distill 8B Llama on other cards

should fit

R1 Distill 8B Llama page RTX 3070 Laptop GPU page Feel the speed Download the GGUF (4,6 Go)

Estimates based on real measurements of other models on this card and on the model's public data (DeepSeek). As soon as a measurement exists, this page shows the real figures.