AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

The 8 GB RX 9060 XT has half the advertised memory of its 16 GB sibling. Its candidate Qwen3.5-9B Q4_K_M conversion uses a shorter catalog context to reduce the initial memory demand. That is a planning choice, not a demonstrated maximum context or proof of usable speed.

Check the memory reported free when inference starts, particularly if the card also drives a display. The model file, KV state and compute buffers all need space. If a task needs better answer quality or a longer conversation, compare the 16 GB variant’s distinct Q8 recipe only after testing both exact artifacts. This 8 GB page has no published physical result.