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can the RTX 3060 12GB run DeepSeek R1? Yes — the 8B distill, on a budget
You don't need an expensive card for local reasoning. The cheap RTX 3060 12GB runs DeepSeek R1's 8B distill — genuine step-by-step thinking for around $200. Here's how, and the limits.
Lena Fischer · 2h ago · 10 min