can it run
1.8 GB needed of 128 GB usable — headroom for context
128GB · CDNA3 · model file 1.4GB · 1.7B
computed roofline: 5300 GB/s × 0.28–0.45 efficiency window / 1.4GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points. Small models (under ~4.5B) run BELOW these bands — kernel-launch overhead keeps them from saturating bandwidth (measured against community medians, 09-06).
→ Tesla M60 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs qwen3 1.7B fully ($35)
→ NVIDIA DGX Station (GB300) — upgrade path machine
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