Question 1

Can the GTX 1650 Mobile run qwen3 8B?

Accepted Answer

qwen3 8B needs about 5.76GB working set (weights 5.2GB + KV cache 0.56GB at 4k context). The GTX 1650 Mobile offers ~4GB usable — verdict: no. 5.8 GB vs 4 GB usable — does not fit

Question 2

How fast is qwen3 8B on the GTX 1650 Mobile?

Accepted Answer

~12–18 tok/s on the GTX 1650 Mobile. computed roofline: 128.1 GB/s × 0.48–0.72 efficiency window / 5.2GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run qwen3 8B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Tesla P100 (16GB, used) runs it fully ($135).

Can the GTX 1650 Mobile run qwen3 8B?

Run qwen3 8B on instead