NVIDIA · Blackwell · 8 GB VRAM tier
Best AI Models for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Runs 7–9B models well; 14B doesn't fit in 8 GB.
| # | Model | Speed | llmrun Score | Quant · VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 45.8 t/s | 45.8 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB | |
| 2 | Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 89.3 t/s | 89.3 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB | |
| 3 | Gemma 2 9B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB · 47.7 t/s | 47.7 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB | |
| 4 | Gemma 3 4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB · 103 t/s | 103 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB | |
| 5 | Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 221 t/s | 221 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB |
| # | Model | Speed | Reasoning Score | Quant · VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 45.8 t/s | 45.8 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB | |
| 2 | Gemma 3 4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB · 103 t/s | 103 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB | |
| 3 | Qwen2.5 7B InstructAlibaba Q4_K_M · 5.8 GB · 58.4 t/s | 58.4 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.8 GB | |
| 4 | Gemma 2 9B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB · 47.7 t/s | 47.7 tok/s | overall | Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB |
| 5 | Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 221 t/s | 221 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB |
| # | Model | Speed | Long context Score | Quant · VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.5 4BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 89.3 t/s | 89.3 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB | |
| 2 | Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 45.8 t/s | 45.8 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB | |
| 3 | Gemma 4 E4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB · 54.7 t/s | 54.7 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB | |
| 4 | Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 221 t/s | 221 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB | |
| 5 | MiniCPM5 2BOpenBMB Q4_K_M · 2.5 GB · 153 t/s | 153 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 2.5 GB |
| # | Model | Speed ↓ | llmrun Score | Quant · VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.5 4BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 89.3 t/s | 89.3 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB | |
| 2 | Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 221 t/s | 221 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB | |
| 3 | Gemma 4 E4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB · 54.7 t/s | 54.7 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB | |
| 4 | Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB · 46.9 t/s | 46.9 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB | |
| 5 | Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 45.8 t/s | 45.8 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB |
| # | Model | Speed | Vision Score | Quant · VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 45.8 t/s | 45.8 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB | |
| 2 | Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 89.3 t/s | 89.3 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB | |
| 3 | Gemma 3 4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB · 103 t/s | 103 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB | |
| 4 | Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB · 46.9 t/s | 46.9 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB | |
| 5 | LFM3 Omni 2BLiquid AI Q4_K_M · 2.4 GB · 171 t/s | 171 tok/s | Q4_K_M · 2.4 GB |
The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is one of the fastest 8 GB cards: it runs 7–9B models well. It is more efficient per watt than most 8 GB cards, and at its $379 MSRP it gave the best speed per dollar of the cards compared. Blackwell generation, released 2025.
RTX 5060 Ti 8GB strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Runs 7–9B models: Qwen3.5 9B at 45.8 tok/s in 6.6 GB
Weaknesses
- 14B models don't fit: Qwen3 14B needs 11.9 GB at Q4 vs 8 GB here
- Little room for context: Qwen3.5 9B uses 6.6 of 8 GB, 1.4 GB left
Speed per dollar and per watt
On Qwen3.5 9B (9B params) at Q4_K_M. New prices are compared with new, used with used. The last two columns are the speed you get per $100 of price and per 100 W of board power; higher is better. The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB has no current price, so it is shown at its MSRP.
| Card | New price | tok/s | tok/s per $100 | tok/s per 100 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RTX 5060 Ti 8GB8 GB | about $379 | 45.8 | 12.1 | 25.4 |
RTX 50608 GBBest new value | about $460 | 45.8 | 10.0 | 31.6 |
RTX 507012 GB | about $840 | 68.7 | 8.2 | 27.5 |
RTX 40608 GB | about $520 | 27.8 | 5.3 | 24.2 |
| Card | Used price | tok/s | tok/s per $100 | tok/s per 100 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RTX 50608 GBBest used value | about $388 | 45.8 | 11.8 | 31.6 |
RTX 3060 12GB12 GB | about $329 | 36.8 | 11.2 | 21.6 |
RTX 507012 GB | about $736 | 68.7 | 9.3 | 27.5 |
RTX 407012 GB | about $575 | 51.5 | 9.0 | 25.8 |
RTX 40608 GB | about $335 | 27.8 | 8.3 | 24.2 |
RTX 4060 Ti 8GB8 GB | about $362 | 29.4 | 8.1 | 18.4 |
RTX 4070 SUPER12 GB | about $675 | 51.5 | 7.6 | 23.4 |
RTX 4070 Ti12 GB | about $722 | 51.5 | 7.1 | 18.1 |
Cost per token: the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB against 8–12 GB cards
On Qwen3.5 9B (9B params, Q4_K_M, 4K context). Speed, cost per token and power per token depend on the model.
- Card, MSRP
- $0.52
- Power
- $0.16
Renting costs as much as buying after ≈3,100 hours (≈2.1 years at 4 h a day).
Each dot is a card; hover or tap it for its numbers, click to open it. Cards without a price for the chosen basis are left out. How we calculate cost per token
Cards people weigh against the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB, each with the one reason it is worth a look. Speeds on Qwen3.5 9B.
Output speed depends on memory bandwidth (448 GB/s). Grey rows need more than 8 GB.
- 9BQwen3.5 9B · Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB45.8tok/s
- 14BQwen3 14B · not at 4-bitneeds 11.9 GB
- 27–31BQwen3.8 27B · not at 4-bitneeds 17.9 GB
- 35B MoEQwen3.6 35B A3B · not at 4-bitneeds 22.0 GB
- 70BLlama 3.3 70B Instruct · not at 4-bitneeds 51.3 GB
- 120B MoEGPT OSS 120B · not at 4-bitneeds 70.8 GB
Estimated speeds: Q4_K_M, 4K context, one user. How we estimate
All 822 models on the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB
Featured onlyBest quant that fits, ordered by llmrun Score. Fit grades how well it runs here, S best. How ranking works
| Model | Quant | VRAM | Speed | Context | Score | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D1 3BVisionFunctions | Q4_K_M | 2.6 GB | 126.6 t/s | 33K | S95, Runs great | |
D1 2BVisionFunctions | Q4_K_M | 2.3 GB | 187.9 t/s | 128K | S99, Runs great | |
North Micro Vision InstructVisionChat | Q4_K_M | 3.7 GB | 143.4 t/s | 500K | S96, Runs great | |
WeVisOne VL 2BVisionFunctions | Q4_K_M | 3.6 GB | 145.6 t/s | 262K | S97, Runs great | |
MiniCPM V 4.6VisionFunctions | Q4_K_M | 1.5 GB | 257.7 t/s | 262K | S100, Runs great | |
NVIDIA Nemotron Labs Dory1.0 4B BF16ChatFunctions | Q4_K_M | 5.7 GB | 95.2 t/s | 262K | S90, Runs great | |
Gemma 4 E2B ITChatFunctions | Q4_K_M | 3.5 GB | 84.9 t/s | 131K | S88, Runs great | |
D1 Omni 600MVision | Q4_K_M | 1.2 GB | 404.4 t/s | 128K | S100, Runs great | |
MinerU2.5 Pro 2605 1.2BVision | Q4_K_M | 1.1 GB | 285.5 t/s | 8K | S100, Runs great | |
Granite Vision 4.1 4BVisionFunctions | Q4_K_M | 4.0 GB | 101.5 t/s | 131K | S92, Runs great | |
Cosmos Reason2 2BVisionChatReasoningFunctions | Q4_K_M | 3.5 GB | 180.9 t/s | — | S99, Runs great | |
JiRackUltra 1BChatFunctions | Q4_K_M | 1.8 GB | 205.1 t/s | 131K | S100, Runs great | |
FrogNano 4B 2609ChatFunctions | Q4_K_M | 3.4 GB | 89.3 t/s | 262K | S89, Runs great | |
MiniCPM V 4.6 ThinkingVisionFunctions | Q4_K_M | 1.5 GB | 257.7 t/s | 262K | S100, Runs great | |
WeVisOne VL 4BVisionFunctions | Q4_K_M | 4.7 GB | 85.9 t/s | 262K | S88, Runs great |
Specs
- Architecture
- Blackwell
- VRAM
- 8 GB GDDR7
- Memory bandwidth
- 448.0 GB/s
- FP16 (dense)
- 47.40 TFLOPS
- CUDA cores
- 4,608
- Tensor cores
- 144
- Compute capability
- 12.0
- TDP
- 180 W
- Released
- 2025-04-16
- MSRP
- $379
RTX 5060 Ti 8GB FAQ
Is the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB still worth it in 2026?
At its MSRP of $379 you get 12.1 tok/s per $100 on Qwen3.5 9B, which ranks 1st of the 4 cards compared here; it is also the 2nd fastest out of 12 cards with 8 GB. It runs 7–9B models well; 14B doesn't fit in 8 GB.
What is the largest model the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB can run?
Qwen3.5 9B (9.7B) is the largest at 4-bit or better: at Q4_K_M it uses 6.6 GB of 8 GB, and runs at about 45.8 tok/s.
Can the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB run 14B models?
No. Qwen3 14B needs 11.9 GB at Q4, more than the 8 GB on this card.
How many tokens per second does the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB give?
About 45.8 tok/s on Qwen3.5 9B at Q4_K_M, with the first token after 3.7 s on a 4K-token prompt.
What power supply does the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB need?
Plan a 400 W PSU (2× the 180 W TDP).
Is renting cheaper than buying an RTX 5060 Ti 8GB?
Rent from $0.12/hr. Renting costs as much as buying after ≈3,100 hours (≈2.1 years at 4 h a day).