What is the largest LLM the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti can run?

Qwen3 8B, at Q5_K_M using about 7.6 GB of the 8 GB available, at roughly 46 tokens per second (8K context).

How many local AI models run well on the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti?

17 of the 69 models we track run fully in its 8 GB of VRAM at Q4_K_M or better.

Generation speed follows memory bandwidth. With 448 GB/s, expect about 47 tokens per second on an 8B model.

Every model we track, checked against the NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti at 8K context. The largest that runs well is Qwen3 8B.

VRAM8 GBNVIDIA

Bandwidth448GB/s

Runs well17/69models at Q4_K_M or better

Fastest model~179tok/s · Qwen3 0.6B

Bars show memory used out of 8 GB. Pick a row for the full breakdown.

NameMemory usedBest quantSpeed

NameMemory usedBest quantSpeed

NameMemory usedBest quantSpeed

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