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Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU — Hardware Requirements & GPU Compatibility

Vision

Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU is a 27.8B-parameter open language model from DavidAU in the Qwen 3.8 family. It supports a context window of up to 262,144 tokens. At BF16 it needs about 56.31 GB of VRAM — see which GPUs and Macs can run it below.

27.8B params · dense262K contextApache 2.02.6K downloads159 likes8.1K quant downloads
Based on Qwen3.8 27B

Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU runs on a 64 GB+ Mac or a workstation GPU

Best local pick → Mac Pro M2 Ultra (64 GB) · BF16 · 56.8 GB · ~10 tok/s

Macs from64 GB BF16 · ~10 tok/s

Apache 2.0

Not set up for it?

Reference GPU · RTX 4090 24 GB

Estimates, ±20% · how we estimate

Run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU

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Fits on A100 80GB (23 GB headroom) · BF16

Generation speed
~24 tok/s
generation speed
Cost per 1M output tokens
$16.43
per 1M output tokens

How Much VRAM Does Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU Need?

Select a quantization level; the listed hardware adheres to it.

QuantizationVRAM+32KOn RTX 4090 (reference)
56.3 GB57.7 GB16-bit · bfloat — Brain floating point 16 — preferred for trainingDoes not fit: needs 56.8 GB
est.calculated, no published file yet

Selected BF16

Brain floating point 16

56.8GBat 16K context

Weights
55.6 GB
KV cache
0.9 GB
Overhead
0.3 GB

Doesn't fit RTX 4090 (reference) · needs 32.8 GB more

≥10 tok/s needs ≥862 GB/s · M3 Ultra ~10

Or rent A100 80GB from $1.39/hr.

Which Hardware Can Run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU?

BF16 · 56.3 GB

Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU (BF16) requires 56.3 GB of VRAM to load the model weights. For comfortable inference with headroom for KV cache and system overhead, 74+ GB is recommended. Using the full 262K context window can add up to 13.9 GB, bringing total usage to 70.2 GB. No consumer GPU has enough memory. 52 devices with unified memory can run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU, including Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 256GB), Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 512GB), Mac Pro M2 Ultra (64 GB).

By VRAM tier · typical GPUs and Macs at BF16
8–16 GB · RTX 4060, RTX 3060 12GB, RTX 5060 Ti 16GBDoesn't fit — smallest quant needs 56.8 GB8 GB tier →12 GB tier →16 GB tier →
24 GB · RTX 4090referenceDoesn't fit — smallest quant needs 56.8 GB24 GB tier →
Mac 32 GB · Mac Mini M4Doesn't fit — smallest quant needs 56.8 GBMacs →
Mac 64 GB · Mac Studio M4 MaxBF16 · 56.8 GB · ~7 tok/s · 64KMacs →

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Specifications

Publisher
DavidAU
Family
Qwen 3.8
Parameters
27.8B
Architecture
Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration
Context Length
262,144 tokens
Vocabulary Size
248,320
Release Date
2026-08-25
License
Apache 2.0

Frequently Asked Questions

How much VRAM does Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU need?

Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU requires 56.3 GB of VRAM at BF16. Full 262K context adds up to 13.9 GB (70.2 GB total).

VRAM = Weights + KV Cache + Overhead

Weights = 27.8B × 16 bits ÷ 8 = 55.6 GB

KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 0.7 GB (at 2K context + ~0.3 GB framework)

Fit ratings and hardware model lists check this model with room for a 16K-token context, which needs a little more memory.

KV Cache + Overhead ≈ 14.6 GB (at full 262K context)

VRAM usage by quantization

56.3 GB
70.2 GB

Learn more about VRAM estimation →

Can NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU?

No — Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU requires at least 56.3 GB at BF16, which exceeds the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090's 32 GB of VRAM.

Can I run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU on a Mac?

Yes — Mac Pro M2 Ultra (64 GB) and 41 other Macs can run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU. Apple Silicon uses unified memory, so the model shares RAM with the system. At BF16 you need at least 56.3 GB of usable unified memory (RAM minus macOS overhead).

Can I run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU locally?

Yes — Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU can run locally on consumer hardware. Popular tools include Ollama, LM Studio, and llama.cpp.

How fast is Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU?

At BF16, Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU can reach ~85 tok/s on AMD Instinct MI350X. Speed depends mainly on GPU memory bandwidth. Real-world results typically within ±20%.

tok/s = (bandwidth GB/s ÷ model GB) × efficiency

Example: NVIDIA B200 → 8000 ÷ 56.3 × 0.65 = ~92 tok/s

Estimated speed at BF16 (56.3 GB)

~92 tok/s
~92 tok/s
~85 tok/s

Real-world results typically within ±20%. Speed depends on batch size, quantization kernel, and software stack.

Learn more about tok/s estimation →

What's the download size of Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU?

At BF16, the download is about 55.56 GB.

Which GPUs can run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU?

No single consumer GPU has enough VRAM to run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU at BF16 (56.3 GB). Multi-GPU or professional hardware is required.

Which devices can run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU?

52 devices with unified memory can run Qwen3.8 27B TURBO Fable Cold Fusion 735 882 Heretic Uncensored NM DAU at BF16 (56.3 GB), including ASUS Ascent GX10, Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB), Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB), GMKtec EVO-X2 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB). Apple Silicon Macs use unified memory shared between CPU and GPU, making them well-suited for local LLM inference.