AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB — Local LLM Performance & Compatibility

Entry-level RDNA 4 card at $299. 8 GB VRAM covers 7–8B models in Q4. Same Navi 44 chip and bandwidth as the 16GB variant.

Technical Specifications

VRAM8 GB
Memory Bandwidth320 GB/s
TDP150 W
ArchitectureRDNA 4 Navi 44
Release Year2025
MSRP at Launch$299
Inference Speed (Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M)~58 tokens/sec

LLMs Compatible with 8 GB VRAM

All models below run comfortably in 8 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 Family5 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen2.5:7b
Gemma 38 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run gemma3:12b
Phi-4 Mini2 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run phi4-mini
Mistral Familymistral
SmolLM21 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run smollm2:1.7b

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 AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB run local LLMs?

Yes — the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB has 8 GB VRAM and runs Entry-level RDNA 4 card at $299. 8 GB VRAM covers 7–8B models in Q4. Same Navi 44 chip and bandwidth as the 16GB variant

How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB for AI inference?

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB runs Llama 3.1 8B at ~58 tokens/sec with Q4_K_M quantization.

What LLMs can I run on 8 GB VRAM?

With 8 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.

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