Question 1

Can the Radeon Vega 3 (iGPU) run qwen3.8 27B?

Accepted Answer

qwen3.8 27B needs about 18.5GB working set (weights 16.5GB + KV cache 2GB at 4k context). The Radeon Vega 3 (iGPU) offers ~5.5GB usable — verdict: no. 18.5 GB vs 5.5 GB usable — does not fit

Question 2

How fast is qwen3.8 27B on the Radeon Vega 3 (iGPU)?

Accepted Answer

~0.58–1.9 tok/s on the Radeon Vega 3 (iGPU). computed roofline: 38.4 GB/s × 0.25–0.80 efficiency window / 16.5GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run qwen3.8 27B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Mac mini M4 (32GB) runs it fully ($999).

Can the Radeon Vega 3 (iGPU) run qwen3.8 27B?

Run qwen3.8 27B on instead