Qwen 3.8 27B quantization achieves 200k context on 16GB VRAM
abskvrm · reddit · 2026-08-28
A user achieved over 200k context length with the Qwen 3.8 27B UD-IQ3XXS model on 16GB VRAM. Compared to the previous UD-Q3KXL setup, prompt processing speed dropped from 700-800 tk/s to 400 tk/s, while quality differences are yet to be fully tested. KV cache was quantized to q51.
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