Alcoft Q5_K_S 14B Parameters

VRAM Requirements for
soob3123_amoral-qwen3-14B-GGUF Q5_K_S

To run soob3123_amoral-qwen3-14B-GGUF locally at Q5_K_S quantization, you need at minimum 11.86 GB of GPU VRAM.

11.86 GB
Required VRAM
9.63 GB
File Size
8K tokens
Context Window
14B
Parameters
Estimated VRAM Required
11.86
GB
Mid-Range GPU Required
0 16GB
RTX 3080 48GB
A6000 80GB+

Recommended GPU Configurations

⚠️ 1.9 GB short
Budget $350 – $500

RTX 3080 (10GB)

10 GB

Used market gem. Tight on VRAM but viable for this workload.

Balanced $699 – $799

RTX 4070 Ti (12GB)

12 GB

Strong inference GPU. Handles 7-13B models comfortably.

Ultimate $1,599 – $1,999

RTX 4090 (24GB)

24 GB

Best consumer GPU. Breeze through 13B models at any quantization.

📊 VRAM Calculation Breakdown

Model File Size (Q5_K_S) 9.63 GB
Context Overhead (8,192 tokens × 14B × 2 ÷ 1M) 0.229 GB
System Buffer (OS + CUDA runtime) 2.00 GB
Total Required VRAM 11.86 GB

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soob3123_amoral-qwen3-14B-GGUF — Other Quantizations

Q2_K_L 4.38 GB file
6.61 GB
Q2_K_XL 4.38 GB file
6.61 GB
Q2_K 4.38 GB file
6.61 GB
Q3_K_L 6.13 GB file
8.36 GB
Q3_K_M 6.13 GB file
8.36 GB
Q3_K_S 6.13 GB file
8.36 GB
Q3_K_XL 6.13 GB file
8.36 GB
Q3_K_XXL 6.13 GB file
8.36 GB
Q4_K_S 7.88 GB file
10.11 GB
Q4_K_XL 7.88 GB file
10.11 GB
Q4_K_M 7.88 GB file
10.11 GB
Q4_K_L 7.88 GB file
10.11 GB
Q5_K_L 9.63 GB file
11.86 GB
Q5_K_M 9.63 GB file
11.86 GB
Q5_K_S Current
11.86 GB
Q5_K_XL 9.63 GB file
11.86 GB
Q6_K 11.38 GB file
13.61 GB
Q6_K_L 11.38 GB file
13.61 GB
Q6_K_XL 11.38 GB file
13.61 GB
Q8_0 14.88 GB file
17.11 GB
Q8_K_XL 14.88 GB file
17.11 GB
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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I run soob3123_amoral-qwen3-14B-GGUF Q5_K_S on a consumer GPU?
Yes! At 11.86 GB VRAM required, a single high-end consumer GPU like the RTX 4090 (24GB) can handle this workload. You can also use multiple GPUs for tensor parallelism.
What happens if I don't have enough VRAM?
If your GPU VRAM is insufficient, llama.cpp and similar tools will offload model layers to system RAM (CPU inference). This is much slower — expect 10-50× the generation latency compared to full GPU inference.
Can I use multiple GPUs to run soob3123_amoral-qwen3-14B-GGUF?
Yes! Tools like llama.cpp, vLLM, and Ollama support tensor parallelism across multiple GPUs. For example, 2× RTX 3090 (24GB each) gives you 48GB total VRAM, which can run many large models.
Is Q5_K_S quality good enough for production?
Q5_K_S is suitable for specialized use cases. Check community benchmarks for specific quality metrics.