# Best GPU for running DeepSeek R1 locally | What Can I Run AI

> The cheapest GPUs and Macs that run the DeepSeek R1 distilled reasoning models locally, model by model, with VRAM needs at Q4.

Source: https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/best-gpu-for/deepseek-r1/

# Best GPU for running DeepSeek R1 locally

Which GPU or Mac you need for the DeepSeek R1 distilled reasoning models, from the cheapest card that runs the small one to what it takes for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B. All checks are at Q4\_K\_M, about 4k context.

Cheapest way in: **Intel Arc B570** runs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B for $219\. For DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B, the cheapest fit we track is **Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) 128GB** at $3449.

## Cheapest hardware per model

| Model                                                                                  | Cheapest GPU that fits                                                            | Cheapest Mac or mini-PC that fits                                                                                            |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-7b/)\~6.3 GB at Q4      | [Intel Arc B570](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/arc-b570/)$219 list                                    | [Mac mini M6 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-mini-m6-16/)$899 Apple list price, M6 12C CPU/12C GPU, 16GB/256GB                           |
| [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-14b/)\~11.3 GB at Q4   | [Radeon RX 7600 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-7600-xt/)$329 list                               | [Mac mini M6 24GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-mini-m6-24/)$1299 Apple list price, M6 12C CPU/12C GPU, 24GB/512GB                          |
| [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/models/deepseek-r1-distill-qwen-32b/)\~23.8 GB at Q4   | [Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/arc-pro-b70/)$949 list                         | [Mac mini M5 Pro 64GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-mini-m5-pro-64/)$3199 Apple list price, M5 Pro 18C CPU/20C GPU, 64GB/1TB                |
| [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/models/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b/)\~50.2 GB at Q4 | [NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell 96GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-pro-6000-blackwell/)$8565 list | [Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) 128GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/framework-desktop-128/)$3449 Framework list price, DIY Edition 128GB |

"Fits" means the model needs 90% or less of usable memory at Q4 ([how we calculate](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/method/)). Prices are dated snapshots, mostly launch MSRP, so street prices can differ a lot; see each device page for its source.

## Every priced machine, cheapest first

Q4 verdict for each DeepSeek R1 model.FitsTightWon’t fit

| Hardware                                                                                    | Price  | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B | DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | Check price                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Intel Arc B570](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/arc-b570/)10 GB usable                                           | $219   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Intel%20Arc%20B570&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Intel%20Arc%20B570)                                                                                       |
| [GeForce RTX 3050 8GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3050-8gb/)8 GB usable                                  | $249   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203050%208GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203050%208GB)                                                                       |
| [Intel Arc B580](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/arc-b580/)12 GB usable                                           | $249   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Intel%20Arc%20B580&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Intel%20Arc%20B580)                                                                                       |
| [Radeon RX 7600](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-7600/)8 GB usable                                             | $269   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%207600&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%207600)                                                                                       |
| [Intel Arc A750](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/arc-a750/)8 GB usable                                            | $289   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Intel%20Arc%20A750&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Intel%20Arc%20A750)                                                                                       |
| [GeForce RTX 4060](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4060/)8 GB usable                                          | $299   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204060&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204060)                                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 5060](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-5060/)8 GB usable                                          | $299   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%205060&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%205060)                                                                                   |
| [Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-9060-xt-8gb/)8 GB usable                               | $299   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%209060%20XT%208GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%209060%20XT%208GB)                                                                 |
| [GeForce RTX 3060 12GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3060-12gb/)12 GB usable                               | $329   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203060%2012GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203060%2012GB)                                                                     |
| [Radeon RX 7600 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-7600-xt/)16 GB usable                                      | $329   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%207600%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%207600%20XT)                                                                             |
| [GeForce RTX 2060 6GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-2060/)6 GB usable                                      | $349   | Won’t fit                   | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%202060%206GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%202060%206GB)                                                                       |
| [Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-9060-xt-16gb/)16 GB usable                            | $349   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%209060%20XT%2016GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%209060%20XT%2016GB)                                                               |
| [Intel Arc A770 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/arc-a770-16gb/)16 GB usable                                 | $349   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Intel%20Arc%20A770%2016GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Intel%20Arc%20A770%2016GB)                                                                         |
| [GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-5060-ti-8gb/)8 GB usable                            | $379   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%205060%20Ti%208GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%205060%20Ti%208GB)                                                             |
| [GeForce RTX 3060 Ti](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3060-ti/)8 GB usable                                    | $399   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203060%20Ti&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203060%20Ti)                                                                         |
| [GeForce RTX 2060 Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-2060-super/)8 GB usable                              | $399   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%202060%20Super&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%202060%20Super)                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4060-ti-8gb/)8 GB usable                            | $399   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204060%20Ti%208GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204060%20Ti%208GB)                                                             |
| [GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-5060-ti-16gb/)16 GB usable                         | $429   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%205060%20Ti%2016GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%205060%20Ti%2016GB)                                                           |
| [Radeon RX 7700 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-7700-xt/)12 GB usable                                      | $449   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%207700%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%207700%20XT)                                                                             |
| [Radeon RX 6700 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-6700-xt/)12 GB usable                                      | $479   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%206700%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%206700%20XT)                                                                             |
| [GeForce RTX 3070](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3070/)8 GB usable                                          | $499   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203070&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203070)                                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4060-ti-16gb/)16 GB usable                         | $499   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204060%20Ti%2016GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204060%20Ti%2016GB)                                                           |
| [Radeon RX 7800 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-7800-xt/)16 GB usable                                      | $499   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%207800%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%207800%20XT)                                                                             |
| [GeForce RTX 2070](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-2070/)8 GB usable                                          | $499   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%202070&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%202070)                                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 2070 Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-2070-super/)8 GB usable                              | $499   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%202070%20Super&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%202070%20Super)                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 5070](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-5070/)12 GB usable                                         | $549   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%205070&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%205070)                                                                                   |
| [Radeon RX 6750 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-6750-xt/)12 GB usable                                      | $549   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%206750%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%206750%20XT)                                                                             |
| [Radeon RX 7900 GRE](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-7900-gre/)16 GB usable                                    | $549   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%207900%20GRE&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%207900%20GRE)                                                                           |
| [Radeon RX 9070](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-9070/)16 GB usable                                            | $549   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%209070&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%209070)                                                                                       |
| [Radeon RX 6800](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-6800/)16 GB usable                                            | $579   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%206800&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%206800)                                                                                       |
| [GeForce RTX 4070](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4070/)12 GB usable                                         | $599   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204070&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204070)                                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 4070 Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4070-super/)12 GB usable                             | $599   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204070%20Super&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204070%20Super)                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 3070 Ti](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3070-ti/)8 GB usable                                    | $599   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203070%20Ti&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203070%20Ti)                                                                         |
| [Radeon RX 9070 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-9070-xt/)16 GB usable                                      | $599   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%209070%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%209070%20XT)                                                                             |
| [Radeon RX 6800 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-6800-xt/)16 GB usable                                      | $649   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%206800%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%206800%20XT)                                                                             |
| [NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-2000-ada/)16 GB usable                             | $649   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20RTX%202000%20Ada%2016GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20RTX%202000%20Ada%2016GB)                                                           |
| [GeForce RTX 3080 10GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3080-10gb/)10 GB usable                               | $699   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203080%2010GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203080%2010GB)                                                                     |
| [GeForce RTX 2080](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-2080/)8 GB usable                                          | $699   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%202080&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%202080)                                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 2080 Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-2080-super/)8 GB usable                              | $699   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%202080%20Super&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%202080%20Super)                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 5070 Ti](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-5070-ti/)16 GB usable                                   | $749   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%205070%20Ti&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%205070%20Ti)                                                                         |
| [Mac mini M4 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-mini-m4-16/)12 GB usable                                   | $789   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mac%20mini%20M4%2016GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Mac%20mini%20M4%2016GB)                                                                               |
| [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4070-ti-super/)16 GB usable                       | $799   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204070%20Ti%20Super&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204070%20Ti%20Super)                                                         |
| [GeForce RTX 3080 12GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3080-12gb/)12 GB usable                               | $799   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203080%2012GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203080%2012GB)                                                                     |
| [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4070-ti/)12 GB usable                                   | $799   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204070%20Ti&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204070%20Ti)                                                                         |
| [Radeon RX 7900 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-7900-xt/)20 GB usable                                      | $899   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%207900%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%207900%20XT)                                                                             |
| [Mac mini M6 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-mini-m6-16/)12 GB usable                                   | $899   | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mac%20mini%20M6%2016GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Mac%20mini%20M6%2016GB)                                                                               |
| [Intel Arc Pro B70 32GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/arc-pro-b70/)32 GB usable                                | $949   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Intel%20Arc%20Pro%20B70%2032GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Intel%20Arc%20Pro%20B70%2032GB)                                                               |
| [GeForce RTX 4080 Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4080-super/)16 GB usable                             | $999   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204080%20Super&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204080%20Super)                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 5080](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-5080/)16 GB usable                                         | $999   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%205080&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%205080)                                                                                   |
| [Radeon RX 7900 XTX](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-7900-xtx/)24 GB usable                                    | $999   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Tight                        | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%207900%20XTX&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%207900%20XTX)                                                                           |
| [GeForce RTX 2080 Ti](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-2080-ti/)11 GB usable                                   | $999   | Fits                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%202080%20Ti&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%202080%20Ti)                                                                         |
| [Radeon RX 6900 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-6900-xt/)16 GB usable                                      | $999   | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%206900%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%206900%20XT)                                                                             |
| [NVIDIA RTX A4000](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-a4000/)16 GB usable                                        | $1000  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20RTX%20A4000&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20RTX%20A4000)                                                                                   |
| [Radeon RX 6950 XT](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rx-6950-xt/)16 GB usable                                      | $1099  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Radeon%20RX%206950%20XT&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Radeon%20RX%206950%20XT)                                                                             |
| [GeForce RTX 3080 Ti](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3080-ti/)12 GB usable                                   | $1199  | Fits                        | Tight                        | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203080%20Ti&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203080%20Ti)                                                                         |
| [GeForce RTX 4080](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4080/)16 GB usable                                         | $1199  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204080&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204080)                                                                                   |
| [NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada 20GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4000-ada/)20 GB usable                             | $1250  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20RTX%204000%20Ada%2020GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20RTX%204000%20Ada%2020GB)                                                           |
| [Mac mini M6 24GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-mini-m6-24/)18 GB usable                                   | $1299  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Won’t fit                    | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mac%20mini%20M6%2024GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Mac%20mini%20M6%2024GB)                                                                               |
| [GeForce RTX 3090](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3090/)24 GB usable                                         | $1499  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Tight                        | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203090&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203090)                                                                                   |
| [GeForce RTX 4090](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4090/)24 GB usable                                         | $1599  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Tight                        | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%204090&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%204090)                                                                                   |
| [Mac mini M6 32GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-mini-m6-32/)24 GB usable                                   | $1799  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Tight                        | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mac%20mini%20M6%2032GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Mac%20mini%20M6%2032GB)                                                                               |
| [GeForce RTX 3090 Ti](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-3090-ti/)24 GB usable                                   | $1999  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Tight                        | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%203090%20Ti&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%203090%20Ti)                                                                         |
| [GeForce RTX 5090](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-5090/)32 GB usable                                         | $1999  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=GeForce%20RTX%205090&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=GeForce%20RTX%205090)                                                                                   |
| [NVIDIA RTX A5000](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-a5000/)24 GB usable                                        | $2250  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Tight                        | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20RTX%20A5000&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20RTX%20A5000)                                                                                   |
| [MacBook Pro M6 32GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/macbook-pro-m6-32/)24 GB usable                             | $2399  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Tight                        | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=MacBook%20Pro%20M6%2032GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=MacBook%20Pro%20M6%2032GB)                                                                         |
| [NVIDIA Titan RTX](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/titan-rtx/)24 GB usable                                        | $2499  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Tight                        | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20Titan%20RTX&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20Titan%20RTX)                                                                                   |
| [Mac mini M5 Pro 64GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-mini-m5-pro-64/)48 GB usable                           | $3199  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mac%20mini%20M5%20Pro%2064GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Mac%20mini%20M5%20Pro%2064GB)                                                                   |
| [Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) 128GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/framework-desktop-128/)96 GB usable | $3449  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Fits                          | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Framework%20Desktop%20%28Ryzen%20AI%20Max%2B%20395%29%20128GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Framework%20Desktop%20%28Ryzen%20AI%20Max%2B%20395%29%20128GB) |
| [NVIDIA RTX A6000](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-a6000/)48 GB usable                                        | $4649  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20RTX%20A6000&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20RTX%20A6000)                                                                                   |
| [MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/macbook-pro-m4-max-128/)96 GB usable                   | $4999  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Fits                          | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=MacBook%20Pro%20M4%20Max%20128GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=MacBook%20Pro%20M4%20Max%20128GB)                                                           |
| [NVIDIA DGX Spark 64GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/dgx-spark-64/)48 GB usable                                | $4999  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20DGX%20Spark%2064GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20DGX%20Spark%2064GB)                                                                     |
| [MacBook Pro M5 Max 128GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/macbook-pro-m5-max-128/)96 GB usable                   | $6699  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Fits                          | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=MacBook%20Pro%20M5%20Max%20128GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=MacBook%20Pro%20M5%20Max%20128GB)                                                           |
| [NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada 48GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-6000-ada/)48 GB usable                             | $6799  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Won’t fit                     | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20RTX%206000%20Ada%2048GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20RTX%206000%20Ada%2048GB)                                                           |
| [NVIDIA DGX Spark 128GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/dgx-spark-128/)96 GB usable                              | $6950  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Fits                          | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20DGX%20Spark%20128GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20DGX%20Spark%20128GB)                                                                   |
| [NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell 96GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-pro-6000-blackwell/)96 GB usable         | $8565  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Fits                          | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=NVIDIA%20RTX%20Pro%206000%20Blackwell%2096GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=NVIDIA%20RTX%20Pro%206000%20Blackwell%2096GB)                                   |
| [Mac Studio M5 Ultra 256GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-studio-m5-ultra-256/)192 GB usable                | $9499  | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Fits                          | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mac%20Studio%20M5%20Ultra%20256GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Mac%20Studio%20M5%20Ultra%20256GB)                                                         |
| [Mac Studio M5 Ultra 512GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/mac-studio-m5-ultra-512/)384 GB usable                | $22299 | Fits                        | Fits                         | Fits                         | Fits                          | [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mac%20Studio%20M5%20Ultra%20512GB&tag=whatcanirunai-20)[eBay](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?%5Fnkw=Mac%20Studio%20M5%20Ultra%20512GB)                                                         |

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## Quick answers

What is the cheapest GPU for running DeepSeek R1 locally?

Of the devices we track, the Intel Arc B570 ($219) is the cheapest that runs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B at Q4.

What hardware do I need for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B?

The cheapest fit we track is the Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395) 128GB at $3449\. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B needs about 50.2 GB at Q4.

How much VRAM does DeepSeek R1 need?

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B needs about 6.3 GB at Q4; DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B needs about 50.2 GB. These are estimates at Q4\_K\_M with about 4k context.

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