Question 1

Can the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo) run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 14B?

Accepted Answer

DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 14B needs about 9.75GB working set (weights 9GB + KV cache 0.75GB at 4k context). The AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo) offers ~30GB usable — verdict: full. 9.8 GB needed of 30 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 14B on the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo)?

Accepted Answer

~17–24 tok/s on the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo). computed roofline: 256 GB/s × 0.60–0.85 efficiency window / 9.0GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 14B on instead?

Accepted Answer

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

Can the AMD Ryzen AI Max (Strix Halo) run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 14B?

Run DEEPSEEK-R1 distill 14B on instead