AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT — Local LLM Performance & Compatibility

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 19, 2026

12 GB at 432 GB/s on RDNA 3. A mid-range AMD option for models that fit 12 GB; ROCm and Vulkan both work, with Vulkan the more reliable llama.cpp path.

Technical Specifications

VRAM12 GB
Memory Bandwidth432 GB/s
TDP245 W
ArchitectureRDNA 3 Navi 32
Release Year2023
MSRP at Launch$449
Inference Speed (Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M)29–60 tok/s (estimated)
Inference Speed (Llama 3.3 70B Q4_K_M)Does not fit — needs ~44 GB of 12 GB usable
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LLMs Compatible with 12 GB VRAM

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

StarCoder 2StarCoder 2 15B · 10 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run starcoder2:15b
Qwen 3Qwen 3 14B · 10 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen3:14b
DeepSeek R1DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run deepseek-r1:14b
Phi-4 FamilyPhi-4 (14B) · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run phi4
Qwen 2.5 FamilyQwen 2.5 14B Instruct · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen2.5:14b
Cogito v1Cogito v1 14B · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run cogito:14b
Ministral 3Ministral 3 14B · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run ministral-3:14b
OLMo 2OLMo 2 13B Instruct · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run olmo2:13b

36 more families also fit 12 GB — browse the full model library.

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FAQ

Can the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT run local LLMs?

Yes — the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT has 12 GB VRAM and runs 12 GB at 432 GB/s on RDNA 3. A mid-range AMD option for models that fit 12 GB; ROCm and Vulkan both work, with Vulkan th

How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for AI inference?

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT is estimated to run Llama 3.1 8B at 29–60 tok/s with Q4_K_M quantization. Llama 3.3 70B does not fit: it needs about 44 GB against 12 GB usable. These are modelled estimates, not measurements — see /en/methodology.

What LLMs can I run on 12 GB VRAM?

With 12 GB you can run: StarCoder 2, Qwen 3, DeepSeek R1, Phi-4 Family, Qwen 2.5 Family. Use Ollama for the easiest setup: ollama run llama3.1:8b.

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