Can the RX 7900 XT run Qwen3 30B-A3B?
No. Qwen3 30B-A3B needs about 21 GB and the RX 7900 XT has at most 20 GB of VRAM. Ollama can still start it by putting part of the model in system RAM, but it runs several times slower. The most capable model it runs well is Gemma 3 27B, at about 26 tok/s.
Qwen3 30B-A3B needsAbout 21 GB
RX 7900 XT has20 GB VRAM
Bandwidth800 GB/s
Estimated speedDoesn't fit
What runs Qwen3 30B-A3B
These cards have the memory for it, nearest to the RX 7900 XT first. The cheapest build on our list that runs it well is the Used workstation + 2× Tesla P100, from $750 used, at about 130 tok/s.
How we estimate
Speed is roughly memory bandwidth divided by the weights read per token, calibrated on our own rack. Sizes are Ollama's default 4-bit downloads plus about 1.2 GB for context. Real results are usually within about a third. Measured it yourself? Send us the number.
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