Model benchmarks

qwen3.8-27b@iq2_xxs local LLM performance

As of September 2026, qwen3.8-27b@iq2_xxs runs at up to 17.5 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 2 GPUs).

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Model size

27B

Peak speed

17.5 tok/s

Average speed

10.3 tok/s

Avg prefill

385.1 tok/s

Min memory

8.5 GB

Max context

115,000 tokens

Avg output / run

31,543 tokens

Avg runtime / run

32m 18s

Avg quality

38.0

Benchmark runs

2

GPUs tested

2

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)
Overall3.838.072.1
Agent Workflow4.444.284.0
Code Generation3.130.658.1
Role Play & Narrative3.535.467.2
Research & Analysis4.241.779.1

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination qwen3.8-27b@iq2_xxs has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
AMD Radeon RX 9070/9070 XT/9070 GRELM Studio17.5 tok/s17.5 tok/s9.3 GB115,000 tokens75.91
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPUOllamaQ4_K_S3.1 tok/s3.1 tok/s8.5 GB512 tokens0.01

Frequently asked questions

Is smtek/Qwen3.8-27B:IQ2_XXS good for coding?
In our benchmarks, smtek/Qwen3.8-27B:IQ2_XXS scores 30.6/100 for coding. It runs at about 10.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, K2-Horizon-MoVA-36B-A4B-MLX-4bit is faster (~48.8 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (85.3/100).
Is smtek/Qwen3.8-27B:IQ2_XXS good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, smtek/Qwen3.8-27B:IQ2_XXS scores 44.2/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 10.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, muse-glimmer:latest is faster (~34.5 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (93.0/100).
How fast is qwen3.8-27b@iq2_xxs for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, qwen3.8-27b@iq2_xxs reaches up to 17.5 tok/s and averages 10.3 tok/s, with the fastest results on AMD Radeon RX 9070/9070 XT/9070 GRE.
How much memory does qwen3.8-27b@iq2_xxs need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 8.5 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q4_K_S).
Which tools have been used to run qwen3.8-27b@iq2_xxs?
Benchmarks were submitted using LM Studio, Ollama. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.