GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

Best local AI models for this GPU

VRAM
12 GB
Bandwidth
360 GB/s
Vendor
NVIDIA
Compatible Models
15

How it compares

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB vs GPUs at nearby launch prices. Estimates from memory bandwidth, not benchmarks.

Est. speed, Qwen3 8B (Q4_K_M)

RX 6600~32 tok/s · 8 GBRX 7600 XT~42 tok/s · 16 GBRTX 3060 12GB~52 tok/s · 12 GBArc A770 8GB~74 tok/s · 8 GBRX 9060 XT 16GB~46 tok/s · 16 GB

Models at 10+ tok/s (est.)

RX 6600~10 models · $329RX 7600 XT~16 models · $329RTX 3060 12GB~15 models · $329Arc A770 8GB~10 models · $329RX 9060 XT 16GB~16 models · $349
Radeon RX 6600 →Radeon RX 7600 XT →Arc A770 8GB →Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB →

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Top Compatible Models

Top 10 models ranked by performance. Click any model to expand details or view full compatibility.

Memory Usage10.6 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:14b
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Memory Usage10.8 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run deepseek-r1:14b
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Memory Usage10.6 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length16,384 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run phi4
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Memory Usage10.8 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5:14b
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Memory Usage9.2 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run mistral-nemo
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Memory Usage6.7 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen3:8b
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Memory Usage6.7 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run deepseek-r1:8b
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Memory Usage6.6 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run llama3.1:8b
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Memory Usage6.5 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5:7b
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Memory Usage6.5 GB
Weights
KV Cache
Overhead
Context Length131,072 tokens
Install with Ollama:
ollama run qwen2.5-coder:7b
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