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Qwen 3.8 27B model achieves 200k context on 16GB VRAM

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A user on Reddit shared their experience achieving over 200,000 tokens of context on a 16GB VRAM setup using the Qwen 3.8 27B model with the UD-IQ3_XXS quantization. This setup reportedly offers good quality with few erroneous tool calls, though the prompt processing speed decreased from 700-800 tokens/s to 400 tokens/s compared to their previous UD-Q3_K_XL quantization. The user utilized a laptop with an Aorus 5060ti AI Box eGPU running Windows 11. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates advanced context window capabilities on consumer hardware, potentially lowering barriers for complex AI tasks.

RANK_REASON User-shared benchmark result for a specific model configuration. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Qwen 3.8 27B model achieves 200k context on 16GB VRAM

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/abskvrm ·

    Over 200k context on 16GB VRAM with Qwen 3.8 27B UD-IQ3_XXS

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1w04a5j/over_200k_context_on_16gb_vram_with_qwen_38_27b/"> <img alt="Over 200k context on 16GB VRAM with Qwen 3.8 27B UD-IQ3_XXS" src="https://preview.redd.it/wz6cugje1zlh1.jpeg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;au…

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