Model benchmarks

Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S local LLM performance

As of September 2026, Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S runs at up to 21.4 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

27B

Peak speed

21.4 tok/s

Average speed

21.4 tok/s

Avg prefill

209.9 tok/s

Min memory

13.2 GB

Max context

145,152 tokens

Avg output / run

19,506 tokens

Avg runtime / run

14m 51s

Avg quality

84.5

Benchmark runs

2

GPUs tested

1

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 2 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall83.384.585.7
Agent Workflow81.383.685.8
Code Generation75.276.377.3
Role Play & Narrative90.290.590.8
Research & Analysis86.487.788.9

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 XTllama.cpp21.4 tok/s21.4 tok/s13.2 GB145,152 tokens84.52

Frequently asked questions

Is Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S scores 76.3/100 for coding. It runs at about 21.4 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-IQ4_NL is faster (~165.9 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (68.7/100).
Is Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S scores 83.6/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 21.4 tok/s, so if you want more speed, unsloth/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL is faster (~169.2 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (83.0/100).
How fast is Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S reaches up to 21.4 tok/s and averages 21.4 tok/s, with the fastest results on AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 XT.
How much memory does Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 13.2 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.