What GPU do I need to run deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.1-Base?
684.5B parameters, published in F8_E4M3. View on Hugging Face
Set up DeepSeek-V3.1-BaseDeepSeek-V3.1-Base is published by deepseek-ai on Hugging Face, with 34,112 downloads and 1,010 likes to date. It's a DeepseekV3ForCausalLM model built for text-generation, published natively in F8_E4M3.
VRAM required & cheapest live GPU fit
Required VRAM = weight size at each precision, plus a fixed overhead for KV-cache, activations, and fragmentation. Full formula and assumptions: methodology.
| Precision | Weight size | Required VRAM | Cheapest live fit | GPUs needed | Est. $/hr (full fit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP8 (native) | 637.5 GB | 765.0 GB | RTX PRO 6000 WS | 8 | $11.98/hr |
| INT4 (quantized) | 318.8 GB | 382.5 GB | RTX A6000 | 8 | $2.90/hr |
A GPU is only matched to a row if its hardware supports that precision, and the primary recommendation is always a single-GPU fit when one exists.
INT4 requires a quantized checkpoint actually published for this model, check its Hugging Face page before relying on this row.
Cheapest way to run DeepSeek-V3.1-Base at its published (F8_E4M3) precision: 8× RTX PRO 6000 WS, at $1.50/hr per GPU ($11.98/hr total). Quantizing to FP8 or INT4 (rows above) can cost less, but requires a compatible quantized checkpoint to exist for this model.
DeepSeek-V3.1-Base: common questions
Can DeepSeek-V3.1-Base run on a single GPU?
No. At FP8 (native) it needs 765.0 GB of VRAM, more than a single 32 GB desktop card holds. The cheapest capable card in the live feed is a 96.0 GB RTX PRO 6000 WS, and it takes 8 of them.
Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Base already quantized?
Yes. It is published in FP8, one byte per parameter, so the 765.0 GB figure is already a quantized footprint rather than a full-precision one. Only INT4 goes below it, at 382.5 GB. A GPU without FP8 tensor cores cannot run it as published, which is why cards here are matched on precision support and not on VRAM alone.
How many GPUs do I need to run DeepSeek-V3.1-Base?
8 at FP8 (native). It needs 765.0 GB of VRAM and the cheapest capable live offer is a 96.0 GB RTX PRO 6000 WS, so 8 of them come to $11.98/hr in total.
Does quantizing DeepSeek-V3.1-Base lower the GPU bill?
Yes. At FP8 (native) the cheapest live fit is 8 RTX PRO 6000 WS cards at $11.98/hr. At INT4 (quantized) it drops to 8 RTX A6000 cards at $2.90/hr, provided a quantized checkpoint exists for it.
Weight-to-VRAM math, the fit rules, and how live prices are normalized: full methodology.
More DeepSeek V3 models
- DeepSeek-V3-0324 (684.5B, F8_E4M3)
- DeepSeek-V3 (684.5B, F8_E4M3)
- DeepSeek-V3.1 (684.5B, F8_E4M3)
- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus (684.5B, F8_E4M3)
- DeepSeek-V3 (684.5B, F8_E4M3)
Related reading: RTX PRO 6000 WS pricing and specs, The NVIDIA Inception program, explained, Google Colab alternatives for dedicated GPU access, Free GPU credits for students and researchers, and RunPod volume disk vs. network volume, compared.
