DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B
29 consumer GPUs can run DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B at Q4 natively. Precise VRAM thresholds and benchmarks below.
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Execution Context
This model requires a Mid-range GPU (16 GB VRAM)
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RTX 5090
32 GB · Runs Q4 natively · Check availability
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System Requirements
VRAM by Quantization
| Quantization | VRAM needed | Disk space | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 (max quality) | 33.6 GB | 28 GB | Maximum |
| Q8 (high quality) | 16.8 GB | 14 GB | Near-lossless |
| Q4 (recommended) Best balance | 8.4 GB | 7 GB | Recommended |
| Q2 (minimum) | 4.2 GB | 3.5 GB | Quality loss |
Model Details
| Developer | DeepSeek |
| Parameters | 14B |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens |
| License | MIT |
| Use cases | reasoning, chat, coding |
| Released | 2025-01 |
Install with Ollama
ollama run deepseek-r1:14b Hugging Face
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B Can your GPU run DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B?
DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B requires 8.4 GB VRAM at Q4. 29 consumer GPUs meet this threshold. Below 8 GB or 6.4 GB you'll hit significant offload latency.
Hardware Performance Matrix
29 Q4 native · 11 offload · 0 unsupported
Recommended GPUs for DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B
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RTX 5090
32 GB VRAM
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RTX 4090
24 GB VRAM
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M4 Ultra
128 GB VRAM
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DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B — Compatibility guide
DeepSeek R1 Distill 14B needs intermediate hardware or Q4 quantization to run on consumer GPUs. With 10 GB VRAM you get the best quality. Use the VRAM calculator to see which quantization your GPU supports.
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