LLMs · DeepSeek
DeepSeek MoE 16B Chat
- Parameters
- 16B (2.8B active)
- Architecture
- Mixture of experts
- Max context
- 4K tokens
- License
- deepseek
- Released
- 2024-01
How to run it
Quantized files · GGUF
Works in LM Studio, llama.cpp, Jan and Ollama. No sign-in needed.
huggingface.co/mradermacher/deepseek-moe-16b-chat-i1-GGUF (opens in a new tab)
ollama run hf.co/mradermacher/deepseek-moe-16b-chat-i1-GGUFOriginal weights · Hugging Face
Full-precision files from DeepSeek, for fine-tuning, vLLM, Transformers.
huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/deepseek-moe-16b-chat (opens in a new tab)
Memory needed
Weights plus KV cache and runtime overhead. Leave a little extra free for the operating system and other apps.
| Quantization | Quality | Weights | Total at 4K context | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K |
Low | 6.6 GB | 8.1 GB | GGUF (opens in a new tab) |
Q3_K_M |
Low | 8.0 GB | 9.6 GB | GGUF (opens in a new tab) |
Q4_K_M |
Good | 10.0 GB | 11.5 GB | GGUF (opens in a new tab) |
Q5_K_M |
High | 11.6 GB | 13.2 GB | GGUF (opens in a new tab) |
Q6_K |
High | 13.4 GB | 15.0 GB | GGUF (opens in a new tab) |
Q8_0 |
Very high | 17.4 GB | 18.9 GB | GGUF files (opens in a new tab) |
F16 |
Full | 32.8 GB | 34.3 GB | Original weights (opens in a new tab) |
Best hardware for DeepSeek MoE 16B Chat
The least expensive GPU in our catalog that runs it without offloading is the Intel Arc B570 (launch price $219) at Q2_K.
| Grade · points | Hardware | Quant | Memory | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.7/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | Q8_0 | 20.1 GB / 24.0 GB | 92.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.7/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | Q8_0 | 20.1 GB / 24.0 GB | 104 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.7/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | Q8_0 | 20.1 GB / 24.0 GB | 112 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.7/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 14.8/15 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Q8_0 | 20.5 GB / 32.0 GB | 200 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Q4_K_M | 12.3 GB / 16.0 GB | 121 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Apple M4 Pro (24 GB) | Q4_K_M | 12.8 GB / 16.1 GB | 51.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | Q4_K_M | 12.3 GB / 16.0 GB | 63.1 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER | Q4_K_M | 12.3 GB / 16.0 GB | 147 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | Q4_K_M | 12.3 GB / 16.0 GB | 161 tok/s | Runs well |
| 66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 11.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | Q4_K_M | 12.3 GB / 16.0 GB | 98.2 tok/s | Runs well |
Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.