Question 1

Can the Adreno X1-85 (Snapdragon X Elite) run qwen3 8B?

Accepted Answer

qwen3 8B needs about 5.76GB working set (weights 5.2GB + KV cache 0.56GB at 4k context). The Adreno X1-85 (Snapdragon X Elite) offers ~13.5GB usable — verdict: full. 5.8 GB needed of 13.5 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is qwen3 8B on the Adreno X1-85 (Snapdragon X Elite)?

Accepted Answer

~6.5–21 tok/s on the Adreno X1-85 (Snapdragon X Elite). computed roofline: 135.2 GB/s × 0.25–0.80 efficiency window / 5.2GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run qwen3 8B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Tesla M60 (16GB, used) runs it fully ($35).

Can the Adreno X1-85 (Snapdragon X Elite) run qwen3 8B?

Run qwen3 8B on instead