NVIDIA · Blackwell · 12 GB VRAM tier

Best AI Models for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (12 GB)

Runs 7–9B models well; 14B only just fits.

12 GB GDDR7672 GB/s52 TFLOPS FP16115 WBlackwell 2025

12 GB GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus (672 GB/s): fits ~13-14B Q4 with moderate context. Speed varies with the chassis power limit.

What LLMs can the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU run?

#	Model	Speed	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 68.7 t/s	68.7 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 134 t/s	134 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
3	Gemma 3 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 10.9 GB · 54.3 t/s	54.3 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 10.9 GB
4	Gemma 2 9B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB · 71.6 t/s	71.6 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB
5	Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 289 t/s	289 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB

#	Model	Speed	Coding Score	Quant · VRAM
1	Llama 3.1 8B InstructMetaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB · 82.4 t/s	82.4 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB
2	Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 68.7 t/s	68.7 tok/s	overall	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
3	Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 134 t/s	134 tok/s	overall	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
4	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 53.1 t/s	53.1 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB
5	Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 289 t/s	289 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB

#	Model	Speed	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 68.7 t/s	68.7 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	Qwen3 8BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 7.6 GB · 79.1 t/s	79.1 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.6 GB
3	Llama 3.1 8B InstructMeta Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB · 82.4 t/s	82.4 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB
4	Gemma 3 4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB · 154 t/s	154 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB
5	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 53.1 t/s	53.1 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB

#	Model	Speed	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 68.7 t/s	68.7 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 134 t/s	134 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
3	Llama 3.1 8B InstructMeta Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB · 82.4 t/s	82.4 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB
4	Mistral Nemo Instruct 2407Mistral AI Q4_K_M · 11.0 GB · 54.1 t/s	54.1 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 11.0 GB
5	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 53.1 t/s	53.1 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB

#	Model	Speed ↓	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 4BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 134 t/s	134 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
2	Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 289 t/s	289 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB
3	Qwen3 8BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 7.6 GB · 79.1 t/s	79.1 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.6 GB
4	Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 68.7 t/s	68.7 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
5	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 53.1 t/s	53.1 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB

#	Model	Speed	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 68.7 t/s	68.7 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 134 t/s	134 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
3	Gemma 3 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 10.9 GB · 54.3 t/s	54.3 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 10.9 GB
4	Gemma 3 4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB · 154 t/s	154 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB
5	MiMo V2.6 Distill Qwen 9BXiaomi Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB · 70.3 t/s	70.3 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB

See all 278 models on the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU →Best quant that fits · speeds estimated on this card

About the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU

The RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU runs 7–9B models well. Blackwell generation, released 2025.

GenerationBlackwellreleased 2025

RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

Runs 14B models: Qwen3 14B at 46.0 tok/s in 11.9 GB
Low power draw: 115 W board power; a 250 W PSU is enough

Weaknesses

27–31B models don't fit: Qwen3.8 27B needs 17.9 GB at Q4 vs 12 GB here
Little room for context: Qwen3 14B uses 11.9 of 12 GB, 0.1 GB left

Similar GPUs

Cards people weigh against the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU, each with the one reason it is worth a look.

12 GB more for bigger modelsRX 7900 XTXAMD · 24 GB · RDNA 3

▲ 12 GB$99990.6 tok/s

12 GB more for bigger modelsRTX 5090 Laptop GPUNVIDIA · 24 GB · Blackwell

▲ 12 GB91.6 tok/s

Best value near the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPURTX 5070 TiNVIDIA · 16 GB · Blackwell

▲ 4 GB$1,170rent $0.16/hr91.6 tok/s

About as fast, same 12 GBRTX 3080 TiNVIDIA · 12 GB · Ampere

same 12 GB$1,199rent $0.12/hr93.2 tok/s

About as fast, same 12 GBRTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA · 12 GB · Ampere

same 12 GB$79993.2 tok/s

12 GB more for bigger modelsRTX 3090NVIDIA · 24 GB · Ampere

▲ 12 GB$1,499rent $0.18/hr95.7 tok/s

RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU tokens per second by model size

Output speed depends on memory bandwidth (672 GB/s). Grey rows need more than 12 GB.

9BQwen3.5 9B · Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
68.7tok/s
14BQwen3 14B · Q4_K_M · 11.9 GB tight · Q4_K_M
46.0tok/s
27–31BQwen3.8 27B · not at 4-bit
needs 17.9 GB
35B MoEQwen3.6 35B A3B · not at 4-bit
needs 22.0 GB
70BLlama 3.3 70B Instruct · not at 4-bit
needs 51.3 GB
120B MoEGPT OSS 120B · not at 4-bit
needs 70.8 GB

Estimated speeds: Q4_K_M, 4K context, one user. How we estimate

All 977 models on the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU

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Best quant that fits, ordered by llmrun Score. Fit grades how well it runs here, S best. How ranking works

LLM models compatible with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU — ranked by Score, recency and Fit
Model	Quant	VRAM	Speed	Context	Fit
Tiny Dummy Qwen21MChat Q4_K_M·1456.0 t/s	Q4_K_M	0.5 GB4%	1456.0 t/s	33K	S100, Runs great
Salamandra 7B Instruct7.8BChat Q4_K_M·83.5 t/s	Q4_K_M	6.0 GB50%	83.5 t/s	8K	S88, Runs great
Qwen3 1.7B1.7BChat Q4_K_M·390.0 t/s	Q4_K_M	2.8 GB23%	390.0 t/s	—	S100, Runs great
Kappa 20B 131k Mxfp420.9BChat Q3_K_M·162.0 t/s	Q3_K_M	10.8 GB90%	162.0 t/s	131K	A83, Runs well
Nerdsking Python Coder 7B I7BChatCode Q4_K_M·94.5 t/s	Q4_K_M	7.1 GB59%	94.5 t/s	—	S90, Runs great
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct Uncensored7.6BChat Q4_K_M·87.5 t/s	Q4_K_M	5.8 GB48%	87.5 t/s	33K	S89, Runs great
Gemma 2 2B IT Abliterated2.6BChat Q4_K_M·207.0 t/s	Q4_K_M	2.6 GB22%	207.0 t/s	8K	S100, Runs great
Salamandra 2B Instruct2.3BChat Q4_K_M·213.1 t/s	Q4_K_M	3.3 GB27%	213.1 t/s	8K	S100, Runs great
GPT OSS 20B Heretic Ara v321.5BChat Q3_K_M·145.8 t/s	Q3_K_M	11.1 GB92%	145.8 t/s	131K	A79, Runs well
Param 1 5B5BChat BF16·41.9 t/s	BF16	10.6 GB88%	41.9 t/s	4K	A65, Runs well
NuExtract 1.53.8BChat Q4_K_M·128.5 t/s	Q4_K_M	9.0 GB75%	128.5 t/s	131K	S95, Runs great
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking8.8BVisionFunctions Q4_K_M·74.5 t/s	Q4_K_M	8.0 GB66%	74.5 t/s	262K	S86, Runs great
KernelLLM8.0BChat Q4_K_M·81.0 t/s	Q4_K_M	7.3 GB61%	81.0 t/s	131K	S88, Runs great
GPT OSS 20B Heretic20.9BChatFunctions Q3_K_M·162.0 t/s	Q3_K_M	10.8 GB90%	162.0 t/s	131K	A83, Runs well
OpenELM 1 1B Instruct1.1BChat Q4_K_M·615.2 t/s	Q4_K_M	2.2 GB18%	615.2 t/s	—	S100, Runs great

RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU specs, power and PSU

Specs

Architecture: Blackwell
VRAM: 12 GB GDDR7
Memory bandwidth: 672.0 GB/s
FP16 (dense): 52.29 TFLOPS
CUDA cores: 5,888
Tensor cores: 184
Compute capability: 12.0
TDP: 115 W
Released: 2025-03-01

RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU FAQ

What is the largest model the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU can run?

GPT OSS 20B (20.9B) is the largest at 4-bit or better: at IQ4_XS it uses 11.8 GB of 12 GB, and runs at about 150 tok/s.

Can the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU run Qwen3.5 9B?

Yes. Qwen3.5 9B fits at Q4_K_M, using 6.6 GB of 12 GB, and it is the best model that runs well on this card.

Can the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU run 27–31B models?

No. Qwen3.8 27B needs 17.9 GB at Q4, more than the 12 GB on this card.

How many tokens per second does the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU give?

About 68.7 tok/s on Qwen3.5 9B at Q4_K_M, with the first token after 3.4 s on a 4K-token prompt.

What power supply does the RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU need?

Plan a 250 W PSU (2× the 115 W TDP).

Is 12 GB enough for coding and agents?

Yes for coding: Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, the only coding-scored model that fits, runs at about 82 tok/s. For agents, not yet: no agent-scored model fits in less than 96 GB.

Is renting cheaper than buying an RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU?

An RTX 3090 (24 GB) rents from $0.18/hr. With regular daily use, owning pays off.

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