AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT — Local LLM Performance & Compatibility

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

AMD's newest RDNA 4 architecture (2025). Excellent ROCm + Vulkan support. 92 t/s on 8B models outperforms RTX 4070 Ti. Great value for AMD fans.

Technical Specifications

VRAM16 GB
Memory Bandwidth717 GB/s
TDP220 W
ArchitectureRDNA 4 Navi 48
Release Year2025
MSRP at Launch$599
Inference Speed (Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M)46–95 tok/s (estimated)
Inference Speed (Llama 3.3 70B Q4_K_M)Does not fit — needs ~44 GB of 16 GB usable
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
16 GB VRAM · 220 W board power
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LLMs Compatible with 16 GB VRAM

All models below run comfortably in 16 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
Qwen 3Qwen 3 14B · 10 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen3:14b
Gemma 3Gemma 3 12B Instruct · 8 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run gemma3:12b
Phi-4 FamilyPhi-4 (14B) · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run phi4
Phi-4 MiniPhi-4 Mini (3.8B) · 3 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run phi4-mini
Mistral FamilyMistral Small 3 (24B) · 15 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run mistral-small
DeepSeek R1DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run deepseek-r1:14b
Qwen 2.5 FamilyQwen 2.5 14B Instruct · 9 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen2.5:14b

Best Use Cases

Quick Start with Ollama

Install Ollama then run the recommended model for this GPU:

ollama run qwen3:14b

FAQ

Can the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT run local LLMs?

Yes — the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT has 16 GB VRAM and runs AMD's newest RDNA 4 architecture (2025). Excellent ROCm + Vulkan support. 92 t/s on 8B models outperforms RTX 4070 Ti. G

How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT for AI inference?

The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is estimated to run Llama 3.1 8B at 46–95 tok/s with Q4_K_M quantization. Llama 3.3 70B does not fit: it needs about 44 GB against 16 GB usable. These are modelled estimates, not measurements — see /en/methodology.

What LLMs can I run on 16 GB VRAM?

With 16 GB you can run: Llama 3.1 Family, Qwen 3, Gemma 3, Phi-4 Family, Phi-4 Mini. Use Ollama for the easiest setup: ollama run qwen3:14b.

Can I Run It? — AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT

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