Model benchmarks

Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS local LLM performance

As of October 2026, Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS runs at up to 37.4 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

27B

Peak speed

37.4 tok/s

Average speed

28.9 tok/s

Avg PP

337.6 tok/s

Min memory

14.8 GB

Max context

65,536 tokens

Avg output / run

9,898 tokens

Avg runtime / run

6m 24s

Avg quality

76.3

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)
Overall75.876.376.7
Agent Workflow66.672.578.4
Code Generation64.465.766.9
Role Play & Narrative84.886.287.6
Research & Analysis79.380.882.3

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS 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—37.4 tok/s28.9 tok/s14.8 GB65,536 tokens76.32

Benchmark runs

All 2 Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS scores 65.7/100 for coding. It runs at about 28.9 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Qwen3.8-27B-oQ4e-fp16-mtp is faster (~38.6 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (82.6/100).
Is Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS scores 72.5/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 28.9 tok/s, so if you want more speed, muse-glimmer:latest is faster (~33.3 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (91.6/100).
How fast is Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS reaches up to 37.4 tok/s and averages 28.9 tok/s, with the fastest results on AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.
How much memory does Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 14.8 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.8-27B-Opus-Distill-IQ3_XXS?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.