GeForce GTX 980

Best local AI models for this GPU

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

How it compares

GeForce GTX 980 vs GPUs at nearby launch prices. Estimates from memory bandwidth, not benchmarks.

Est. speed, Qwen3 8B (Q4_K_M)

RX Vega 64~70 tok/s · 8 GBRX 7800 XT~90 tok/s · 16 GBGTX 980~32 tok/s · 4 GBRX 6750 XT~62 tok/s · 12 GBRX 7900 GRE~83 tok/s · 16 GB

Models at 10+ tok/s (est.)

RX Vega 64~10 models · $499RX 7800 XT~16 models · $499GTX 980~2 models · $549RX 6750 XT~15 models · $549RX 7900 GRE~16 models · $549
Radeon RX Vega 64 →Radeon RX 7800 XT →Radeon RX 6750 XT →Radeon RX 7900 GRE →

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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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