Model benchmarks

Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL local LLM performance

As of September 2026, Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL runs at up to 37.1 tok/s for local inference (best of 3 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

27B

Peak speed

37.1 tok/s

Average speed

27.4 tok/s

Avg PP

356.2 tok/s

Min memory

13.2 GB

Max context

84.992 tokens

Avg output / run

28.067 tokens

Avg runtime / run

20m 46s

Avg quality

65.2

Benchmark runs

3

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 3 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)
Overall33.865.284.8
Agent Workflow58.777.388.6
Code Generation6.748.176.0
Role Play & Narrative8.458.891.1
Research & Analysis60.876.688.0

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060llama.cppQ3_K37.1 tok/s36.3 tok/s13.2 GB84.992 tokens83.52
CPU onlyllama.cppQ3_K9.7 tok/s9.7 tok/s13.2 GB8.192 tokens28.51

Benchmark runs

All 3 Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL scores 48.1/100 for coding. It runs at about 27.4 tok/s, so if you want more speed, /home/polaris/models/Tiel-Coder-35B-A3B-MTP-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf is faster (~35.6 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (84.9/100).
Is Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL scores 77.3/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 27.4 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-UD-Q3_K_XL for local inference?
Across 3 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL reaches up to 37.1 tok/s and averages 27.4 tok/s, with the fastest results on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060.
How much memory does Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 13.2 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q3_K).
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q3_K_XL?
Benchmarks were submitted using llama.cpp. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.