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Best GPUs for DeepSeek Models (R1, V3, V4)

Our catalog tracks 9 DeepSeek models (7.6B–861.6 parameters). For each, the table shows the cheapest retail GPU that fully fits it at Q4 / 8K context and the fastest retail GPU, with decode tok/s. Fit means weights + KV cache + 1 GB runtime overhead within 95% of VRAM — not weights alone. 3 of them exceed every retail GPU we track and are marked accordingly. Methodology.

#ModelParamsQ4/8K needs (GB)Best value GPU (fits)Fastest retail GPUBuy
1DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B7.6B6.7Arc B570 10GB ≈31.8 tok/s est.RTX 5090 32GB ≈150.0 tok/s est.Search Amazon (affiliate)
2DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B8.2B7.15Arc B570 10GB ≈29.5 tok/s est.RTX 5090 32GB ≈139.1 tok/s est.Search Amazon (affiliate)
3DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B14.8B12.1RX 7600 XT 16GB ≈12.4 tok/s est.RTX 4090 24GB ≈92.5 tok/s measuredSearch Amazon (affiliate)
4DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B32.8B25.6Mac mini M4 32GB ≈2.3 tok/s est.RTX 5090 32GB ≈34.8 tok/s est.Search Amazon (affiliate)
5DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B70.6B53.95Mac mini M4 Pro 64GB ≈2.5 tok/s est.Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB ≈7.4 tok/s est.Search Amazon (affiliate)
6DeepSeek-V4-Flash158.1B MoE 13B act.90.55Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB ≈40.1 tok/s est.Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB ≈40.1 tok/s est.Search Amazon (affiliate)
7DeepSeek-R1684.5B MoE 37B act.384.88No retail GPU fits
8DeepSeek-V3.2685.4B MoE 37B act.385.37No retail GPU fits
9DeepSeek-V4-Pro861.6B MoE 49B act.484.68No retail GPU fits

est. = bandwidth-based estimate; measured = curated real benchmark that overrides the estimate. GPU names link to the full fit check (4K/8K/32K fit table + VRAM breakdown). MSRP is the launch list price, not live retail — Amazon prices change; click a Buy link for the current price. Models marked 'No retail GPU fits' need more VRAM than any retail card in our catalog (up to 192 GB) — see the model page for datacenter-class options.

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