DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B TPS calculator

Open weights DeepSeek 32B parameters January 2025

Each card below is assessed against this model at the context length and minimum quality you choose. Speed is an estimate for a single request, calculated from the card's memory bandwidth and the size of the model once compressed.

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132 cards that can run it

818 cards we hold specifications for

Smallest card that fits

RTX A4500

20 GB · Q3_K_M · 22.9 tok/s

Fastest card

B200

106 tok/s · 180 GB

Which GPUs can run DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B?

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Context length tokens

A longer conversation needs more memory, which can push this model off smaller cards.

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132 cards match

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					Needs	Quantisation	Fit
106 tok/s 90–127	B200 NVIDIA	180 GB	8,000 GB/s	Jan 2024	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
106 tok/s 90–127	B300 NVIDIA	288 GB	8,000 GB/s	Sep 2025	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
84.6 tok/s 51–135 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI350X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
84.6 tok/s 51–135 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI355X AMD	288 GB	8,190 GB/s	Jan 2025	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
67.6 tok/s 41–108 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300 AMD	128 GB	6,550 GB/s	Jan 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
64.7 tok/s 55–78	H200 NVL NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
64.7 tok/s 55–78	H200 SXM 141 GB NVIDIA	141 GB	4,890 GB/s	Nov 2024	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
61.9 tok/s 37–99 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI325X AMD	256 GB	6,000 GB/s	Oct 2024	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
55.0 tok/s 33–88 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300A AMD	128 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
55.0 tok/s 33–88 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI300X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
55.0 tok/s 33–88 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI308X AMD	192 GB	5,325 GB/s	Dec 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
52.2 tok/s 44–63	H100 NVL 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,940 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 38–53	H100 PCIe 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 38–53	H100 SXM5 80 GB NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Oct 2022	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 38–53	H100 SXM5 94 GB NVIDIA	94 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 38–53	H100 SXM5 96 GB NVIDIA	96 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
44.5 tok/s 38–53	H800 SXM5 NVIDIA	80 GB	3,360 GB/s	Mar 2023	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
40.9 tok/s 35–49	GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 NVIDIA	24 GB	1,340 GB/s	Aug 2025	20.1 GB	Q4_K_M	Tight
37.3 tok/s 32–45	A30X NVIDIA	24 GB	1,220 GB/s	Apr 2021	20.1 GB	Q4_K_M	Tight
36.0 tok/s 31–43	DRIVE A100 PROD NVIDIA	32 GB	1,870 GB/s	May 2020	27.5 GB	Q6_K	Tight
36.0 tok/s 31–43	GRID A100A NVIDIA	32 GB	1,870 GB/s	May 2020	27.5 GB	Q6_K	Tight
34.4 tok/s 29–41	GeForce RTX 5090 NVIDIA	32 GB	1,790 GB/s	Jan 2025	27.5 GB	Q6_K	Tight
34.4 tok/s 29–41	GeForce RTX 5090 D NVIDIA	32 GB	1,790 GB/s	Jan 2025	27.5 GB	Q6_K	Tight
33.9 tok/s 20–54 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250 AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable
33.9 tok/s 20–54 · low confidence	Radeon Instinct MI250X AMD	128 GB	3,280 GB/s	Nov 2021	35.0 GB	Q8_0	Comfortable

Speeds are estimates for a single request — one conversation at a time — calculated from memory bandwidth, model size and quantisation. Real throughput varies with the inference runtime and its version. Figures published by hardware vendors measure many simultaneous requests and are much higher.

On record

Full specification

Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.

Origin

Who built this model, where, and when it was published.

Organisation: DeepSeek
Organisation type: Industry
Country: China
Published: 22 January 2025
Authors: DeepSeek-AI, Daya Guo, Dejian Yang, Haowei Zhang, Junxiao Song, Ruoyu Zhang, Runxin Xu, Qihao Zhu, Shirong Ma, Peiyi Wang, Xiao Bi, Xiaokang Zhang, Xingkai Yu, Yu Wu, Z.F. Wu, Zhibin Gou, Zhihong Shao, Zhuoshu Li, Ziyi Gao, Aixin Liu, Bing Xue, Bingxuan Wang, Bochao Wu, Bei Feng, Chengda Lu, Chenggang Zhao, Chengqi Deng, Chenyu Zhang, Chong Ruan, Damai Dai, Deli Chen, Dongjie Ji, Erhang Li, Fangyu…

What it does

The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.

Domain: Language
Task: Language modeling/generation, Question answering, Quantitative reasoning, Code generation
Base model: Qwen2.5-32B

Size

How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.

Parameters: 32B
Training data: tokens
Epochs: 2

Training compute

The arithmetic performed to train the model, measured in floating-point operations. It is a measure of what the training run cost, not of how fast the finished model answers you.

How it was established: Operation counting
Fine-tuning compute: 9.2 × 10²¹ FLOP

Availability

Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.

Weights: Open — downloadable
Model access: Open weights (unrestricted)
Training code: Unreleased

How it is classified

Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.

Record confidence: Speculative

Sources

Where this record came from and when it was last checked.

Reference: DeepSeek-R1: Incentivizing Reasoning Capability in LLMs via Reinforcement Learning
Last updated: 28 November 2025

The extremes

The ten fastest GPUs that run DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B

Ranked by estimated tokens per second, newest card first where speeds tie. Because generation is bound by memory bandwidth, this ordering follows bandwidth rather than any gaming benchmark.

The smallest GPUs that still run DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B

The cheapest route in, by memory capacity. A tight fit runs the model but leaves nothing spare for a longer conversation.

What the numbers mean

What you need to run it

Minimum card

RTX A4500

Memory needed

16.3 GB

Fastest

106 tok/s

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B reaches a parameter count of 32B. That lands in the range a serious desktop card can handle once the weights are compressed. The number of cards we track that can run it: 132.

The least hardware that works is RTX A4500, with a memory capacity of 20 GB, running it at a compression of Q3_K_M and producing around 22.9 tokens per second.

At the other end sits B200, generating roughly 106 tokens per second on the strength of a memory bandwidth of 8,000 GB/s.

Background

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B was published by DeepSeek, in the country recorded as China, during January 2025. The category the publisher falls under is industry.

It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as performing the task of language modeling/generation, Question answering, Quantitative reasoning, Code generation.

Rather than being trained from scratch, it is derived from Qwen2.5-32B. That is the usual way a specialised model is produced.

Published weights mean the model runs on your machine rather than someone else's, which is what makes the hardware question below answerable at all.

Reading the throughput figures

Across every card that can run it, the middle of the range sits at 20.7 tokens per second. Exceeding reading speed outright: 103 of them.

Every weight participates in every token here, so bandwidth is the whole story: the ranking below is effectively a ranking of memory throughput.

Because the architecture is recorded, the memory column is derived rather than estimated.

Step by step

How to choose a GPU for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B

The table above has already assessed every card we hold specifications for against this model. Getting to your answer takes six steps.

01

Start from the memory column

Start from what it actually needs, which is the requirement of DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B, needing around 16.3 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M. That figure, not the headline performance of a card, is what decides whether it runs.
02

Decide how long your conversations run

Set the context to what you will actually use. The cache grows with the conversation, and it is the usual reason a card that seemed fine stops fitting DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B.
03

Decide how much compression you will accept

Each card runs the least-compressed copy it can hold, reaching a compression of Q3_K_M on the smallest card that fits. Setting a minimum quality drops the cards that only manage it by squeezing further than you would want, and holds the comparison at one level.
04

Compare tokens per second, not specifications

The speed ordering is effectively an ordering by memory bandwidth, for DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B. It will not match a gaming ordering, because generation is bound by memory bandwidth. The card topping the list is B200, at 106 tok/s.
05

Read the fit column last

The fit column separates cards that just manage it from those with room to spare, in the case of DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B. Comfortable means you can grow the context later. That difference matters more than a few tokens per second, so buy for comfortable if you expect to.
06

See what else that card runs

Following a card through to its own page shows every other model it can hold, which is the question that follows once you have settled on DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B.

Answers

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B — common questions

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— how much VRAM does it need?

It needs about 16.3 GB at a compression of Q3_K_M, which is what the smallest card that runs it uses. Less compression needs more: the figures in the memory column above are recalculated for each card, because each one holds the least-compressed version it can.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— can I run it on a GPU holding 24 GB?

Yes. The card GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, holding 24 GB, runs it at a compression of Q4_K_M, using about 20.1 GB and generating roughly 40.9 tokens per second. The fit is tight.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— is it open source?

Its weights are published, so it can be downloaded and run on your own hardware. Note that open weights is not the same as open source in the full sense — it says nothing about the training data, the training code, or the commercial terms attached.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— how many parameters does it have?

It has a parameter count of 32B. 32B. That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— who created it?

It was published by DeepSeek, based in China, an organisation categorised as industry.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— when was it released?

It was published in January 2025.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— what is it used for?

It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as handling the task of language modeling/generation, Question answering, Quantitative reasoning, Code generation. These are the areas it was designed around; they describe intent rather than a hard boundary.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— where can I download it?

The weights are published, though we do not hold a repository link for it. This site calculates hardware requirements rather than hosting model files.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— can I run it if it does not fit in my GPU?

It can be split between the card and system memory, but it generates painfully slowly that way. The nearest miss we calculate falls short by 5.7 GB. Every figure here assumes the whole model is resident on the card.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— would two GPUs run it faster?

A second card roughly doubles the memory available but not the generation rate. The number already able to run it alone: 132. So a second card is rarely the answer here.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— why does the quantisation differ between cards?

Because capacity varies, so does how hard it has to be squeezed. The number of distinct levels in the table above: 5. Bigger cards get the more accurate version, and the quality floor above pins the comparison to one level.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— how accurate are these speed estimates?

They are calculated from specifications rather than measured, and each carries a range. One example: 90–127 tok/s on B200. The same model and card vary by thirty to fifty per cent depending on the inference software and its version.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— what GPU do I need to run it?

The smallest card in our catalogue that holds it is RTX A4500, with a memory capacity of 20 GB. It runs the model at a compression of Q3_K_M using about 16.3 GB, and produces roughly 22.9 tokens per second. The number of cards able to run it in total: 132.

DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B— how fast is it on a GPU?

It depends on the card. The quickest we calculate is B200, at about 106 tokens per second; the slowest that still runs it manages considerably less. Reading speed is around ten tokens per second, and the number of cards clearing that: 103.

Source

Original publication

Record last updated 28 November 2025

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