# Can I run Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super?

> No. Qwen3-30B-A3B needs about 22.3 GB at Q4_K_M, and RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16.0 GB usable. What to run instead.

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**No.** Qwen3-30B-A3B at Q4\_K\_M needs about 22.3 GB, and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16.0 GB usable at a \~4k context.

# Can I run Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super?

Qwen3-30B-A3B at Q4\_K\_M needs about 22.3 GB, and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16.0 GB usable. That figure is 16 GB of VRAM on the spec sheet, of which 16.0 GB is usable for weights and cache, at 672 GB/s memory bandwidth. A Qwen3 Mixture-of-Experts with 30B total weights and about 3B active per token, so it needs 30B-class memory but can decode closer to a small dense model. These are estimates from [our formula](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/method/), not measured benchmarks.

Quant that fits

None of Q4, Q8 or FP16 needs 22.3 GB

Memory needed

22.3 GB at Q4\_K\_M, \~4k context

Usable VRAM

16.0 GB of 16 GB VRAM

Est. tokens/sec

n/a does not fit

[Qwen3-30B-A3B](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/models/qwen3-30b-a3b/) · [GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/hardware/rtx-4070-ti-super/) · [Everything this machine runs](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/what-can-i-run/rtx-4070-ti-super/) · [Q4 vs Q8 vs FP16](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/quantization/)

## Memory at each quant

| Quant    | Need vs 16.0 GB | Verdict       |
| -------- | --------------- | ------------- |
| Q4\_K\_M | 22.3 GB         | Q4Won’t fit   |
| Q8\_0    | 38.3 GB         | Q8Won’t fit   |
| FP16     | 71.2 GB         | FP16Won’t fit |

## Estimated tokens per second

No speed estimate: Qwen3-30B-A3B does not fit in the 16.0 GB this machine can use, so we do not publish a tokens/sec figure for CPU offload.

## Context headroom

Even at a short \~4k context, the weights do not fit. Extending context would only increase the gap.

__Context headroom for Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super at Q4\_K\_M__
| Context | KV cache (FP16) | Total at Q4\_K\_M | Verdict   |
| ------- | --------------- | ----------------- | --------- |
| 4k      | 0.4 GB          | 22.3 GB           | Won’t fit |
| 8k      | 0.8 GB          | 22.7 GB           | Won’t fit |
| 16k     | 1.6 GB          | 23.5 GB           | Won’t fit |
| 32k     | 3.2 GB          | 25.1 GB           | Won’t fit |
| 64k     | 6.4 GB          | 28.3 GB           | Won’t fit |
| 128k    | 12.9 GB         | 34.8 GB           | Won’t fit |

From the model’s config. Try other sizes in the [VRAM calculator](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/vram-calculator/) or see the [context length guide](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/context-length/).

## What to do instead

* Run [gpt-oss-20b](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/gpt-oss-20b/rtx-4070-ti-super/) instead (15.6 GB at Q4). It is a different model, not a drop-in, but it does fit this machine.
* To hold Qwen3-30B-A3B at Q4, you need about 22.3 GB. The [GeForce RTX 3090](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3-30b-a3b/rtx-3090/) has 24.0 GB usable ($1499 list price).
* CPU offload can load the weights anyway, but it is slow. We do not publish an offload tokens/sec figure.
* See the [best GPU for this model family](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/best-gpu-for/qwen3/) and the [Qwen3-30B-A3B model page](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/models/qwen3-30b-a3b/).

## Other hardware for Qwen3-30B-A3B

* [Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 3060 12GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3-30b-a3b/rtx-3060-12gb/)Won’t fit
* [Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 3070 Ti](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3-30b-a3b/rtx-3070-ti/)Won’t fit
* [Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 3080](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3-30b-a3b/rtx-3080-10gb/)Won’t fit
* [Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 3090](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3-30b-a3b/rtx-3090/)Tight
* [Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3-30b-a3b/rtx-4060-ti-16gb/)Won’t fit
* [Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 4090](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3-30b-a3b/rtx-4090/)Tight

## Other models on an RTX 4070 Ti Super

* [Qwen3-32B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3-32b/rtx-4070-ti-super/)Won’t fit
* [Qwen3.8-27B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/qwen3.8-27b/rtx-4070-ti-super/)Won’t fit
* [Gemma 3 27B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/gemma-3-27b-it/rtx-4070-ti-super/)Won’t fit
* [Gemma 4 31B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/gemma-4-31b-it/rtx-4070-ti-super/)Won’t fit
* [gpt-oss-20b on an RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/gpt-oss-20b/rtx-4070-ti-super/)Tight
* [Mistral Small 24B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super](https://whatcanirunai.vercel.app/can-i-run/mistral-small-3.2-24b-instruct-2506/rtx-4070-ti-super/)Won’t fit

## Quick answers

Can I run Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super?

No. Qwen3-30B-A3B at Q4\_K\_M needs about 22.3 GB, and the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16.0 GB usable.

How much VRAM does Qwen3-30B-A3B need?

About 22.3 GB at Q4\_K\_M, 38.3 GB at Q8\_0 and 71.2 GB at FP16, estimated for a \~4k context.

How fast is Qwen3-30B-A3B on an RTX 4070 Ti Super?

We do not estimate tokens/sec when the model does not fit. CPU offload is possible but slow.

What context length can I use?

The weights already do not fit, so longer context is not the limiting factor.

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