NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — Local LLM Performance & Compatibility

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

The fastest consumer GPU for local AI. 32 GB VRAM fits Qwen 3 32B and Llama 3.3 70B with Q3 quantization on a single card. 67% faster than RTX 4090.

Technical Specifications

VRAM32 GB
Memory Bandwidth1792 GB/s
TDP575 W
ArchitectureBlackwell GB202
Release Year2025
MSRP at Launch$1,999
Inference Speed (Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M)113–234 tok/s (estimated)
Inference Speed (Llama 3.3 70B Q4_K_M)Does not fit — needs ~44 GB of 32 GB usable
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
32 GB VRAM · 575 W board power
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LLMs Compatible with 32 GB VRAM

All models below run comfortably in 32 GB VRAM with Q4_K_M quantization.

Llama 3.1 FamilyLlama 3.1 8B Instruct · 6 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run llama3.1
DeepSeek R1DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B · 20 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run deepseek-r1:32b
Qwen 3Qwen 3 32B · 21 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen3:32b
Qwen 3.5Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B · 22 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen3.5:35b-a3b
Qwen 3.6Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B · 22 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen3.6:35b-a3b
Qwen 3.7Qwen 3.7 35B-A3B · 22 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · qwen3-7
Gemma 3Gemma 3 27B Instruct · 17 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run gemma3:27b
Gemma 4Gemma 4 31B · 20 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run gemma4:31b

Best Use Cases

Quick Start with Ollama

Install Ollama then run the recommended model for this GPU:

ollama run llama4:scout

FAQ

Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 run local LLMs?

Yes — the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has 32 GB VRAM and runs The fastest consumer GPU for local AI. 32 GB VRAM fits Qwen 3 32B and Llama 3.3 70B with Q3 quantization on a single car

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 for AI inference?

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is estimated to run Llama 3.1 8B at 113–234 tok/s with Q4_K_M quantization. Llama 3.3 70B does not fit: it needs about 44 GB against 32 GB usable. These are modelled estimates, not measurements — see /en/methodology.

What LLMs can I run on 32 GB VRAM?

With 32 GB you can run: Llama 3.1 Family, DeepSeek R1, Qwen 3, Qwen 3.5, Qwen 3.6. Use Ollama for the easiest setup: ollama run llama4:scout.

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