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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB for local LLMs

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Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

With 8 GB at 448 GB/s, the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB runs 59 catalogued models at Q4_K_M with 8K context. The largest that fits is K2 Horizon 7B (~7.4 GB), and the top pick is Qwen 3.5 9B at 37–78 tok/s.

Same GB206 chip and 448 GB/s bandwidth as the 16GB variant, but 8 GB VRAM limits it to 7–8B models in Q4. The cheaper of the two RTX 5060 Ti configurations.

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Models that run on the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB

Q4_K_M, 8K context, 8 GB usable. Ranked by quality and speed.

Model	VRAM	Speed	Fit
Qwen 3.5 9B Qwen 3.5	6.6 GB	37–78 tok/s	Fits
GLM-4 9B GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1	6.2 GB	33–69 tok/s	Fits
GLM-4.6V-Flash 9B GLM-4.6V	6.2 GB	33–69 tok/s	Fits
EuroLLM 9B EuroLLM	6.2 GB	33–69 tok/s	Fits
MiMo-V2.6 Distill 9B MiMo-V2.6	6.5 GB	38–79 tok/s	Fits
Ternary Bonsai 2 9B Ternary Bonsai 2	6.5 GB	38–79 tok/s	Fits
InternLM 3 8B Instruct InternLM 3	6.5 GB	38–78 tok/s	Fits
LFM2.5-8B-A1B LFM2.5	5.8 GB	84–175 tok/s	Fits
Qwen 3 8B Qwen 3	7 GB	35–73 tok/s	Fits
Aya Expanse 8B Aya Expanse	6.7 GB	37–76 tok/s	Fits
Ministral 8B Ministral	6.9 GB	36–74 tok/s	Fits
Gemma 4 E4B Gemma 4	5.6 GB	36–75 tok/s	Fits

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB

8 GB VRAM · 180 W board power

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Speed vs other GPUs

Llama 3.1 8B, Q4_K_M. Estimated ranges. How this is calculated

H100 80GB (SXM)157–327 tok/s H100 80GB (PCIe)120–250 tok/s RTX 5090113–234 tok/s RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell113–234 tok/s RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (Max-Q Edition)113–234 tok/s A100 80GB (PCIe)102–196 tok/s RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell (48 GB)94–194 tok/s RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell (72 GB)94–194 tok/s RTX 5060 Ti 8GB40–83 tok/s

Specifications

Specs last updated 2026-07-12.

Memory: 8 GB
Memory bandwidth: 448 GB/s
Architecture: Blackwell GB206
Series: RTX 50-series
Board power: 180 W
Release year: 2025
Launch price: $379
Usable for models: 8 GB

Best for8B modelsbudget Blackwell

Recommended first model (Ollama)

Frequently asked questions

Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB run local LLMs?

Yes. With 8 GB (8 GB usable by a model) it runs 59 of the catalogued models at Q4_K_M with 8K context; the largest is K2 Horizon 7B, needing about 7.4 GB.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB for AI inference?

It is estimated to run Llama 3.1 8B at 40–83 tok/s at Q4_K_M. Llama 3.3 70B does not fit: it needs about 44 GB against 8 GB usable. These are modelled estimates from memory bandwidth, not measurements; the methodology page shows the formula.

What LLMs can I run on 8 GB?

Among the best that fit: Qwen 3.5 9B, GLM-4 9B, GLM-4.6V-Flash 9B, EuroLLM 9B, MiMo-V2.6 Distill 9B. The quickest start is Ollama: ollama run llama3.1:8b.

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