DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B GGUF size and VRAM requirements
lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF is a large reasoning-focused model with 14.77 billion parameters, built on the qwen2 architecture. It has been downloaded 42,369 times.
Under the hood it uses 48 transformer layers, a hidden size of 5,120, 40 attention heads. It uses grouped-query attention (40 query heads sharing 8 key/value heads), which already trims KV-cache memory compared with full multi-head attention.
To run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF locally at a 4,096-token context, its quantized versions need between 8.93 GB (Q3_K_L, lowest quality) and 16.17 GB (Q8_0, highest quality) of memory, weights plus KV cache and a system margin included. Context length drives that memory directly: at 4,096 tokens the KV cache for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF is about 0.75 GB, rising to roughly 24.0 GB at its full 131,072-token context. Shorter prompts free up memory for a higher-quality quantization.
For most users the best balance is Q8_0, needing about 16.17 GB. That means lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF fits entirely in the VRAM of a 10 GB GPU or larger, running fully on the GPU.
Available GGUF quantizations for lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF include Q3_K_L, Q4_K_M, Q6_K, Q8_0. The model supports a native context length of up to 131,072 tokens; a longer context grows the KV cache and the memory needed.
GGUF file size and memory by quantization
Compare real GGUF weight sizes, estimated KV cache and total memory for Q4, Q5, Q8 and every quantization published in this repository.
| Quant. | Bits | Quality | Weights | KV | Total | Speed~ | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_L | 4.29 | Good | 7.38 GB | 0.75 GB | 8.93 GB | 6.8 t/s | Offload |
| Q4_K_M | 4.87 | Good | 8.37 GB | 0.75 GB | 9.92 GB | 6.0 t/s | Offload |
| Q6_K | 6.57 | Excellent | 11.29 GB | 0.75 GB | 12.84 GB | 4.4 t/s | Offload |
| Q8_0 | 8.5 | Excellent | 14.62 GB | 0.75 GB | 16.17 GB | 3.4 t/s | Offload |
KV cache computed from the model's exact architecture. Speed is a rough estimate bounded by memory bandwidth.
Frequently asked questions
What kind of model is lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF?
lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF is a reasoning-focused model with 14.77 billion parameters, based on the qwen2 architecture. It is distributed as GGUF files for local inference.
How much VRAM do you need to run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF?
You need about 9.92 GB of VRAM to run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF entirely on the GPU using the Q4_K_M quantization (at a 4,096-token context). Smaller quantizations lower the requirement at the cost of quality.
Can I run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF on an 8 GB GPU?
Partially. lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF only fits on an 8 GB GPU by offloading part of it to system RAM (with Q8_0), which runs but is slower.
Can I run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF on a 16 GB GPU?
Yes. With 16 GB of VRAM you can run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF fully on the GPU using Q6_K (about 12.84 GB).
Can I run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF on a 24 GB GPU?
Yes. With 24 GB of VRAM you can run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF fully on the GPU using Q8_0 (about 16.17 GB).
What context length does lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF support?
lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF supports a native context length of up to 131,072 tokens. A longer context grows the KV cache, so it increases the memory needed to run the model.
What is the best quantization for lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF?
For lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B-GGUF, a strong default is Q4_K_M, which needs about 9.92 GB and keeps most of the quality while roughly halving the memory versus 8-bit. With VRAM to spare, Q5_K_M or Q6_K add a little more quality; if you are tight on memory, a smaller quantization still runs. Pick the highest quantization that fits your VRAM.