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Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B Instruct / on / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Fits comfortably

Running Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B Instruct on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 runs Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B Instruct comfortably at Q4_K_M with 5 GB of headroom for context.

By Fredoline Eruo·Latest benchmark evidence May 28, 2026

Model size

14B params
Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B Instruct →

Memory available

16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 →

Recommended quant

Q4_K_M
Highest quality that fits

Variants and what fits

QuantizationFile sizeVRAM requiredFits on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080?
Q4_K_M8.4 GB11 GB
Yes

Real benchmarks

ToolQuantContexttok/sVRAM usedDateEvidenceExport
—Q4_K_M4,09679.0 tok/s—May 28, 2026Measured here
operator: fred-oline
DetailSourceJSON

Frequently asked

Can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 run Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B Instruct?

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 runs Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B Instruct comfortably at Q4_K_M with 5 GB of headroom for context.

What quantization should I use?

Q4_K_M is the highest-quality variant of Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B Instruct that fits in 16 GB VRAM. Lower-bit quants will be smaller but lose some quality.

How fast will it be?

Measured at 79.0 tok/s on this combination in our testing.

See also: Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B Instruct, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, all benchmarks.

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