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Qwen3.6-35B model runs on older GTX 1060 hardware

A user on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA subreddit shared their experience running the Qwen3.6-35B-a3b-MTP model on a modest, older hardware setup. Despite using a GTX 1060 with 6GB of VRAM and a decade-old Dell T5810 workstation, they successfully configured the model using LMStudio in Windows. The user detailed their specific settings, including context length, GPU offload, and quantization, noting that the model was surprisingly usable for chat applications. AI

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IMPACT Demonstrates that advanced language models can be run on less powerful, older hardware, potentially broadening accessibility for users with limited resources.

RANK_REASON User-generated content detailing the use of an existing model on older hardware.

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 · /u/xxvegas ·

    qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp running on GTX 1060 6GB

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have this old 10-year old Dell T5810 workstation with 32GB ddr3(?) memory and a E5-2698v3 (16 cores 32 threads), a GTX 1060 6GB that's used for mining back in the old days (paid itself back many times over). I managed to get the model running w…