NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 — Local LLM Performance & Compatibility

12 GB VRAM handles 7–8B models well and some 13B models with aggressive Q4 quantization. Great everyday AI card.

Technical Specifications

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth504 GB/s
TDP200 W
ArchitectureAda Lovelace AD104
Release Year2023
MSRP at Launch$599
Inference Speed (Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M)~80 tokens/sec
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
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LLMs Compatible with 12 GB VRAM

All models below run comfortably in 12 GB VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization.

Llama 3.1 Family6 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run llama3.1
Llama 3.2 Family8 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run llama3.2-vision:11b
Qwen 2.5 Family9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen2.5:14b
Gemma 38 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run gemma3:12b
Phi-4 Mini3 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run phi4-mini
Mistral Family8 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run mistral-nemo
SmolLM21 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run smollm2:360m

Best Use Cases

Quick Start with Ollama

Install Ollama then run the recommended model for this GPU:

ollama run llama3.1:8b

FAQ

Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 run local LLMs?

Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 has 12 GB VRAM and runs 12 GB VRAM handles 7–8B models well and some 13B models with aggressive Q4 quantization. Great everyday AI card.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 for AI inference?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 runs Llama 3.1 8B at ~80 tokens/sec with Q4_K_M quantization.

What LLMs can I run on 12 GB VRAM?

With 12 GB you can run: Llama 3.1 Family, Llama 3.2 Family, Qwen 2.5 Family, Gemma 3, Phi-4 Mini. Use Ollama for the easiest setup: ollama run llama3.1:8b.

Can I Run It? — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

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