01What it can do
- AIME24 69.7
- MATH-500 93.9
- MIT
- Beats o1-mini
- —Verbose (CoT)
05Install
Install Ollama for your OS. Check the model and its quantization before downloading. Start with 4096 tokens of context, then check placement with ollama ps. A command below is not proof that a test was run on your machine.
02Required memory
Approximate GPU VRAM required to run this model, including 4k tokens of context overhead. For a longer context, add ~1 GB per 8k-token increment.
What hardware do you need for DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B?
To run DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B locally with Q4 quantization, you need about 9 GB of VRAM. An option to compare: RTX 5070 12GB (ASUS Prime OC) — leave some headroom for the system and context; check engine compatibility with the GPU.
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03Expected speed
Tokens generated per second in Q4_K_M, 4k context. Beyond 20 t/s, reading is comfortable. Below 10 t/s, that's just for testing.
04Public benchmarks
Scores reproduced from model cards or MMLU-Pro / community sources. Unit: % correct answers.