Can I Run GPT-OSS on AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

No — GPT-OSS doesn't fit the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB's 8 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (12 GB).

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AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB Specs

VRAM8 GB
Memory Bandwidth320 GB/s

GPT-OSS 20B on the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 8 GB?Max context
F1641 GB✗ No
Q8_022.3 GB✗ No
Q6_K17.4 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M15.2 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M13.1 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M9.5 GB✗ No
Q2_K7.6 GB✓ Yes8K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 8 GB. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every GPT-OSS variant requires more VRAM than the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB provides (8 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (12 GB VRAM).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GB
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GPT-OSS needs ~11 GB but this GPU has 8 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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FAQ

Is the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB enough to run GPT-OSS locally?

No — GPT-OSS doesn't fit the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB's 8 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (12 GB).

What's the cheapest GPU that runs GPT-OSS?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 (12 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

GPT-OSS on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

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