Model benchmarks

Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed local LLM performance

As of October 2026, Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed runs at up to 50.6 tok/s for local inference (best of 5 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

llama.cpp k8 v4 -1 budgetllama.cpp k8 v8 -1 budgetllama.cpp q5 q5 -1 budgetllama.cpp q8 q4 -1 budget
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Model size

27B

Peak speed

50.6 tok/s

Average speed

47.7 tok/s

Avg PP

318.3 tok/s

Min memory

16.5 GB

Max context

128,000 tokens

Avg output / run

70,664 tokens

Avg runtime / run

24m 20s

Avg quality

86.4

Benchmark runs

5

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 5 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)
Overall83.686.489.6
Agent Workflow85.787.689.9
Code Generation72.681.089.0
Role Play & Narrative82.888.492.1
Research & Analysis85.888.591.6

Performance by hardware and tool

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

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTllama.cpp q8 q4 -1 budget—50.6 tok/s50.6 tok/s16.9 GB128,000 tokens88.81
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTllama.cpp q5 q5 -1 budget—50.2 tok/s50.2 tok/s16.5 GB128,000 tokens84.41
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTllama.cpp k8 v4 -1 budget—49.8 tok/s49.4 tok/s16.9 GB128,000 tokens86.62
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTllama.cpp k8 v8 -1 budget—38.7 tok/s38.7 tok/s17.7 GB65,536 tokens85.51

Benchmark runs

All 5 Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed scores 81.0/100 for coding. It runs at about 47.7 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Nex-N2.5-mini-IQ3_XXS is faster (~91.4 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (81.6/100).
Is Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed scores 87.6/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 47.7 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-Mini is faster (~88.2 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (91.3/100).
How fast is Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed for local inference?
Across 5 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed reaches up to 50.6 tok/s and averages 47.7 tok/s, with the fastest results on AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.
How much memory does Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 16.5 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S-mtp-ASCII-Condensed?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp k8 v4 -1 budget, llama.cpp k8 v8 -1 budget, llama.cpp q5 q5 -1 budget, llama.cpp q8 q4 -1 budget. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.