can it run
Only with compromises. 11GB is below the 12GB working set — expect a lower quant, offloading, or heavy swap. Possible, not pleasant.
| model file | 9.0GB (GGUF Q4_K_M) |
| minimum memory | 12GB working set |
| this machine | 11GB GDDR6, 616 GB/s |
| params | distill 14B |
| license | mit |
| price | $450 |
easy run: ollama pull deepseek-r1:14b
runs with: ollama · llama.cpp · koboldcpp · lm studio
→ Tesla P40 (24GB, used) — cheapest machine that runs it ($290)
→ ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3 (GB300) — this model on the biggest machine
→ every model the RTX 2080 Ti (11GB, used) can run — full list