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7 products reviewed for LLM inference & Stable Diffusion

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16 GB

Max VRAM tracked

70B

Largest model run

ASUS
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC 16GB GDDR7
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC 16GB GDDR7
4.4/5

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti OC 16GB GDDR7

The ASUS Dual RTX 5060 Ti 16GB brings Blackwell architecture and 16GB GDDR7 to the entry-level discrete GPU tier — the only way to get 16GB VRAM at this price point in 2026. For local AI builders who need 13B model headroom on a tight budget, it runs SDXL and quantized LLMs fully in VRAM while staying under 180W.

VRAM16 GB
BANDWIDTH448 GB/s
TDP180W
MAX MODEL13B (Q4 quantized)
Llama 3 7B Q478tok/s
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ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 SFF-Ready 12GB
ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 SFF-Ready 12GB
4.5/5

ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 SFF-Ready 12GB

The ASUS Prime RTX 5070 SFF-Ready is a 2.5-slot Blackwell GPU built for compact Mini-ITX builds. With 12GB GDDR7 at 672 GB/s and triple Axial-tech fans with a phase-change thermal pad, it delivers full RTX 5070 performance in the smallest possible footprint — ideal for building a custom compact AI workstation.

VRAM12 GB
BANDWIDTH672 GB/s
TDP250W
MAX MODEL13B (Q4 quantized)
Llama 3 7B Q4112tok/s
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GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE OC 12G
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE OC 12G
4.4/5

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 WINDFORCE OC 12G

The GIGABYTE RTX 5070 WINDFORCE OC 12G brings NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and 5th-Gen Tensor Cores to the mid-range market. With 12GB GDDR7 at 672 GB/s, it excels at Stable Diffusion, ComfyUI, and quantized 7B–13B LLM inference — cooled by GIGABYTE's server-grade thermal gel WINDFORCE system.

VRAM12 GB
BANDWIDTH672 GB/s
TDP250W
MAX MODEL13B (Q4 quantized)
Llama 3 7B Q4118tok/s
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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT GAMING OC 16G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT GAMING OC 16G
4.2/5

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 9060 XT GAMING OC 16G

The GIGABYTE RX 9060 XT GAMING OC 16G is the VRAM champion at its price tier. Powered by AMD RDNA 4 with 16GB GDDR6, it runs 13B+ LLMs comfortably where 12GB NVIDIA cards hit their ceiling. The WINDFORCE cooling with graphene nano lubricant handles sustained AI workloads — if you can navigate AMD's ROCm ecosystem.

VRAM16 GB
BANDWIDTH320 GB/s
TDP160W
MAX MODEL14B (Q4) / 13B (Q8)
Llama 3 7B Q488tok/s
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MSI
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16G Ventus 3X OC
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16G Ventus 3X OC
4.5/5

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16G Ventus 3X OC

The MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super Ventus 3X OC pairs Ada Lovelace architecture with 16GB GDDR6X at 672 GB/s — the same memory bandwidth as the newer RTX 5070, but with 4GB more VRAM at a lower price point. For local AI builders who need 13B Q8 headroom without paying for Blackwell, this is the value pick in the 16GB GPU tier.

VRAM16 GB
BANDWIDTH672 GB/s
TDP285W
MAX MODEL13B (Q8 quantized)
Llama 3 7B Q4105tok/s
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MSI GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GAMING X TRIO
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GAMING X TRIO
4.7/5

MSI GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GAMING X TRIO

The MSI RTX 4090 is the previous-generation flagship — and still the most capable GPU for local LLM inference at 24GB GDDR6X and 1008 GB/s bandwidth. With 24GB VRAM, it runs 32B models at Q4 quantization fully in GPU memory, making it the only consumer GPU under $2000 with a clear path to larger models without CPU offloading.

VRAM24 GB
BANDWIDTH1008 GB/s
TDP450W
MAX MODEL32B (Q4 quantized)
Llama 3 7B Q4128tok/s
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MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Gaming Trio OC
MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Gaming Trio OC
4.6/5

MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Gaming Trio OC

The MSI RTX 5080 Gaming Trio OC is NVIDIA's near-flagship Blackwell GPU, delivering 960 GB/s GDDR7 bandwidth with 16GB VRAM — fast enough to run 13B models at full Q8 precision and generate FLUX.1 images in under 2 seconds. The TRI FROZR 4 cooler keeps thermals flat during sustained AI inference without the size or power draw of the RTX 5090.

VRAM16 GB
BANDWIDTH960 GB/s
TDP360W
MAX MODEL13B (full Q8)
Llama 3 7B Q4155tok/s
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