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Can I run Qwen2.5 72B on an RTX 3090?

No: needs ~47.1 GB, this card has ~23.4 GB usable (estimate)

Can I run Qwen2.5 72B on an RTX 3090? No: needs ~47.1 GB, this card has ~23.4 GB usable (estimate). About 47.1 GB at Q4_K_M (estimate).

Updated . The later of the hardware price date and the formula date.

Qwen2.5 72B on RTX 3090, formula estimate
QuantContextWeightsKVOverheadTotalUsableFitEst. tok/s
Q4 Q4_K_M8,192 tokens43.6 GB estimate2.7 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate47.1 GB estimate23.4 GB estimateno—
Q5 Q5 (~0.71 bytes/param)8,192 tokens51.6 GB estimate2.7 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate55.1 GB estimate23.4 GB estimateno—
Q8 Q88,192 tokens77.8 GB estimate2.7 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate81.3 GB estimate23.4 GB estimateno—
FP16 FP168,192 tokens145.4 GB estimate2.7 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate148.9 GB estimate23.4 GB estimateno—
Q4, longer context32,768 tokens43.6 GB estimate10.7 GB estimate0.8 GB estimate55.2 GB estimate23.4 GB estimateno—

Formula estimate, not a benchmark. Method →

Cheapest catalog option that fits at Q4

Mac mini M4 Pro 64GB, catalog price, €1,890, dated 2026-10-16. No buy link.

This hardware

$1,370€1,224

used (median of sold listings)

price as of 16 Oct 2026

new (lowest in-stock EU): $2,483€2,218. GPU PRIX. New low €2,218, Zotac Trinity OC, France. Page last updated 16 Oct 2026.

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Used median €1,224, typical €1,136–€1,312, 232 eBay sold sales over 90 days, updated 16 Oct 2026. Not an EU retail listing.

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Questions

Can I run Qwen2.5 72B on an RTX 3090?
No: needs ~47.1 GB, this card has ~23.4 GB usable (estimate).
How much memory does Qwen2.5 72B need at Q4?
About 47.1 GB at 8,192 tokens (estimate): 43.6 GB weights, 2.7 GB KV cache, 0.8 GB overhead.
How fast is Qwen2.5 72B on RTX 3090 (estimate)?
No tokens-per-second estimate. The Q4 fit is not full and not offload, so this page leaves speed blank.
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