GeForce GTX 1080
Best local AI models for this GPU
VRAM
8 GB
Bandwidth
320 GB/s
Vendor
NVIDIA
Compatible Models
10
How it compares
GeForce GTX 1080 vs GPUs at nearby launch prices. Estimates from memory bandwidth, not benchmarks.
Est. speed, Qwen3 8B (Q4_K_M)
Models at 10+ tok/s (est.)
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Top 10 models ranked by performance. Click any model to expand details or view full compatibility.
Memory Usage6.7 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:8b
Memory Usage6.7 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run deepseek-r1:8b
Memory Usage6.6 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run llama3.1:8b
Memory Usage6.5 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5:7b
Memory Usage6.5 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b
Memory Usage4.9 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:4b-q5_k_m
Memory Usage4.9 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run gemma3:4b-q5_k_m
Memory Usage4.2 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run llama3.2:3b-q6_k
Memory Usage1.7 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run gemma3:1b-q6_k
Memory Usage1.9 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run llama3.2:1b-q6_k