GeForce GTX 970

Best local AI models for this GPU

VRAM
4 GB
Bandwidth
224 GB/s
Vendor
NVIDIA
Compatible Models
2

How it compares

GeForce GTX 970 vs GPUs at nearby launch prices. Estimates from memory bandwidth, not benchmarks.

Est. speed, Qwen3 8B (Q4_K_M)

RX 9060 XT 8GB~46 tok/s · 8 GBRTX 5060~65 tok/s · 8 GBGTX 970~32 tok/s · 4 GBRX 6600~32 tok/s · 8 GBRX 7600 XT~42 tok/s · 16 GB

Models at 10+ tok/s (est.)

RX 9060 XT 8GB~10 models · $299RTX 5060~10 models · $299GTX 970~2 models · $329RX 6600~10 models · $329RX 7600 XT~16 models · $329
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB →RTX 5060 →Radeon RX 6600 →Radeon RX 7600 XT →

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Top Compatible Models

Top 2 models ranked by performance. Click any model to expand details or view full compatibility.

Memory Usage1.7 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run gemma3:1b-q6_k
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Memory Usage1.9 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run llama3.2:1b-q6_k
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