Best AI Models for AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (16 GB)

Runs 14B models well; 27–31B barely fits and is slow (12 tok/s).

16 GB GDDR6288 GB/s45 TFLOPS FP16190 WRDNA 3 2024

What LLMs can the RX 7600 XT run?

#	Model	Speed	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 53.0 t/s	53.0 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
3	GPT OSS 20BOpenAI Q4_K_M · 13.1 GB · 50.5 t/s	50.5 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 13.1 GB
4	Phi 4Microsoft Q4_K_M · 12.5 GB · 18.2 t/s	18.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 12.5 GB
5	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 21.0 t/s	21.0 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB

#	Model	Speed	Coding Score	Quant · VRAM
1	GPT OSS 20BOpenAIHow to run → Q4_K_M · 13.1 GB · 50.5 t/s	50.5 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 13.1 GB
2	Llama 3.1 8B InstructMeta Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB · 32.6 t/s	32.6 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB
3	Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s	overall	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
4	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 21.0 t/s	21.0 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB
5	Gemma 4 E4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB · 32.5 t/s	32.5 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB

#	Model	Speed	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	GPT OSS 20BOpenAI Q4_K_M · 13.1 GB · 50.5 t/s	50.5 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 13.1 GB
3	Qwen3 8BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 7.6 GB · 31.3 t/s	31.3 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.6 GB
4	Llama 3.1 8B InstructMeta Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB · 32.6 t/s	32.6 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB
5	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 21.0 t/s	21.0 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB

#	Model	Speed	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 53.0 t/s	53.0 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
3	Mistral Nemo Instruct 2407Mistral AI Q4_K_M · 11.0 GB · 21.4 t/s	21.4 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 11.0 GB
4	Llama 3.1 8B InstructMeta Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB · 32.6 t/s	32.6 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.9 GB
5	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 21.0 t/s	21.0 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB

#	Model	Speed ↓	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 4BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 53.0 t/s	53.0 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
2	GPT OSS 20BOpenAI Q4_K_M · 13.1 GB · 50.5 t/s	50.5 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 13.1 GB
3	Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
4	Gemma 4 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB · 21.0 t/s	21.0 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 9.0 GB
5	Phi 4Microsoft Q4_K_M · 12.5 GB · 18.2 t/s	18.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 12.5 GB

#	Model	Speed	Quant · VRAM
1	Qwen3.5 9BAlibabaHow to run → Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB · 53.0 t/s	53.0 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 3.4 GB
3	Gemma 3 12B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 10.9 GB · 21.5 t/s	21.5 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 10.9 GB
4	Gemma 3 4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB · 60.8 t/s	60.8 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB
5	MiMo V2.6 Distill Qwen 9BXiaomi Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB · 27.8 t/s	27.8 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB

See all 307 models on the RX 7600 XT →Best quant that fits · speeds estimated on this card

About the RX 7600 XT

The RX 7600 XT is an entry card in the 16 GB class: it runs 14B models well. It is power-hungry for its speed, and at its $329 MSRP it gave the best speed per dollar of the cards compared. RDNA 3 generation, released 2024.

Speed in 16 GB#17288 GB/s

Per watt#170.14 tok/s per W on Qwen3.5 9B (9B params)

Per dollar#18.3 tok/s per $100 on Qwen3.5 9B (9B params)

GenerationRDNA 3released 2024

RX 7600 XT strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

Runs 35B MoE models: Qwen3.6 35B A3B at 50.1 tok/s in 15.7 GB

Weaknesses

70B models don't fit: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct needs 51.3 GB at Q4 vs 16 GB here
Slow on large dense models: Qwen3.8 27B at 11.5 tok/s
Slow prompt reading: A 4K-token prompt on Qwen3.5 9B waits 8.0 s for the first token
ROCm, not CUDA: No FP8 weights; MXFP4 only through llama.cpp, not vLLM

Speed per dollar and per watt

NewUsed

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 RX 7600 XT 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
RX 7600 XT16 GB	about $329	27.2	8.3	14.3
RTX 507012 GB	about $840	68.7	8.2	27.5
RX 7900 XTX24 GB	about $1,130	90.6	8.0	25.5
RTX 5070 Ti16 GBBest new value	about $1,170	91.6	7.8	30.5
RX 907016 GB	about $800	60.4	7.6	27.5
RX 9070 XT16 GB	about $815	60.4	7.4	19.9
RTX 508016 GB	about $1,690	98.1	5.8	27.3
RX 9060 XT 16GB16 GB	about $590	30.2	5.1	18.9

Card	Used price	tok/s	tok/s per $100	tok/s per 100 W
RTX 3060 12GB12 GBBest used value	about $329	36.8	11.2	21.6
RX 907016 GB	about $650	60.4	9.3	27.5
RX 7900 XTX24 GB	about $1,000	90.6	9.1	25.5
RTX 407012 GB	about $575	51.5	9.0	25.8
RTX 5070 Ti16 GB	about $1,100	91.6	8.3	30.5
RTX 4070 SUPER12 GB	about $675	51.5	7.6	23.4
RTX 4070 Ti12 GB	about $722	51.5	7.1	18.1
RX 9060 XT 16GB16 GB	about $480	30.2	6.3	18.9

Similar GPUs

Cards people weigh against the RX 7600 XT, each with the one reason it is worth a look. Speeds on Qwen3.5 9B.

11% faster, same 16 GBRX 9060 XT 16GBAMD · 16 GB · RDNA 4

▲ 11% speedsame 16 GB$590

2.2× the speed, same 16 GBRX 9070AMD · 16 GB · RDNA 4

▲ 122% speedsame 16 GB$800

8 GB more and 3.3× the speedRX 7900 XTXAMD · 24 GB · RDNA 3

▲ 233% speed▲ 8 GB$1,130

More efficient per wattRTX 5060 Ti 16GBNVIDIA · 16 GB · Blackwell

▲ 68% speedsame 16 GB$429rent $0.10/hr

4 GB more and 2.8× the speedRX 7900 XTAMD · 20 GB · RDNA 3

▲ 178% speed▲ 4 GB$899

More efficient per wattRTX 5090 Laptop GPUNVIDIA · 24 GB · Blackwell

▲ 237% speed▲ 8 GB

RX 7600 XT tokens per second by model size

Output speed depends on memory bandwidth (288 GB/s). Grey rows need more than 16 GB.

9BQwen3.5 9B · Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
27.2tok/s
14BQwen3 14B · Q4_K_M · 11.9 GB
18.2tok/s
27–31BQwen3.8 27B · Q3_K_L · 15.4 GB tight · Q3_K_L
11.5tok/s
35B MoEQwen3.6 35B A3B · IQ3_S · 15.7 GB tight · IQ3_S
50.1tok/s
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 1057 models on the RX 7600 XT

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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 AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT — ranked by Score, recency and Fit
Model	Quant	VRAM	Speed	Context	Fit
Shieldgemma 2B2.6BChat Q4_K_M·99.9 t/s	Q4_K_M	3.6 GB23%	99.9 t/s	—	S91, Runs great
Qwen1.5 1.8B Chat1.8BChat Q4_K_M·96.0 t/s	Q4_K_M	4.6 GB29%	96.0 t/s	33K	S90, Runs great
Qwen2.5 Math 1.5B1.5BChatMathFunctions Q4_K_M·135.0 t/s	Q4_K_M	1.3 GB8%	135.0 t/s	4K	S96, Runs great
Tiny Random LlamaForCausalLM1MChat Q4_K_M·17280.0 t/s	Q4_K_M	0.2 GB1%	17280.0 t/s	—	S100, Runs great
Meta Llama 3 8B8.0BChat Q4_K_M·32.1 t/s	Q4_K_M	6.2 GB39%	32.1 t/s	8K	A71, Runs well
Gemma 1.1 2B IT2.5BChat Q4_K_M·104.7 t/s	Q4_K_M	3.5 GB22%	104.7 t/s	—	S92, Runs great
Qwen3 14B Base14.8BChat Q4_K_M·18.2 t/s	Q4_K_M	11.8 GB74%	18.2 t/s	33K	B58, Decent
Yi 9B8.8BChat Q4_K_M·29.8 t/s	Q4_K_M	6 GB38%	29.8 t/s	4K	A71, Runs well
Qwen3.6 35B A3B Claude 4.7 Opus Reasoning Distilled36.0BChatReasoning Q2_K·50.1 t/s	Q2_K	15.7 GB98%	50.1 t/s	262K	C44, Usable
Codegemma 2B2.5BChatCode Q4_K_M·104.7 t/s	Q4_K_M	3.5 GB22%	104.7 t/s	—	S92, Runs great
CodeLlama 7B HF6.7BChatCode Q4_K_M·31.9 t/s	Q4_K_M	12.9 GB81%	31.9 t/s	16K	A70, Runs well
SmolLM 135M135MChat Q4_K_M·401.9 t/s	Q4_K_M	0.4 GB3%	401.9 t/s	2K	S100, Runs great
Gemma 2 2B Jpn IT2.6BChat BF16·30.1 t/s	BF16	7.6 GB48%	30.1 t/s	—	A71, Runs well
Baichuan2 7B Base7BChat Q4_K_M·37.4 t/s	Q4_K_M	5.0 GB31%	37.4 t/s	4K	A74, Runs well
CodeQwen1.5 7B7.3BChatCode Q4_K_M·36.2 t/s	Q4_K_M	5.7 GB36%	36.2 t/s	66K	A73, Runs well

RX 7600 XT specs, power and PSU

Specs

Architecture: RDNA 3
VRAM: 16 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s
FP16 (dense): 45.14 TFLOPS
Stream processors: 2,048
TDP: 190 W
Released: 2024-01-24
MSRP: $329

RX 7600 XT FAQ

Is the RX 7600 XT still worth it in 2026?

At its MSRP of $329 you get 8.3 tok/s per $100 on Qwen3.5 9B, which ranks 1st of the 8 cards compared here; it is also the 17th fastest out of 17 cards with 16 GB. It runs 14B models well; 27–31B barely fits and is slow (12 tok/s).

What is the largest model the RX 7600 XT can run?

Gemma 4 26B A4B IT (25.8B) is the largest at 4-bit or better: at Q4_K_S it uses 15.5 GB of 16 GB, and runs at about 47.7 tok/s. At 3-bit, a bigger model fits too: Gemma 2 27B IT (27.2B) at IQ3_M, 15.0 GB.

Can the RX 7600 XT run Qwen3.5 9B?

Yes. Qwen3.5 9B fits at Q4_K_M, using 6.6 GB of 16 GB, and it is the best model that runs well on this card.

Can the RX 7600 XT run 70B models?

No. Llama 3.3 70B Instruct needs 51.3 GB at Q4, more than the 16 GB on this card.

How many tokens per second does the RX 7600 XT give?

About 27.2 tok/s on Qwen3.5 9B at Q4_K_M, with the first token after 8.0 s on a 4K-token prompt.

What power supply does the RX 7600 XT need?

Plan a 400 W PSU (2× the 190 W TDP).

Is 16 GB enough for coding and agents?

Yes for coding: GPT OSS 20B, the best of the 2 coding models that fit, runs at about 51 tok/s. For agents, not yet: no agent-scored model fits in less than 96 GB.

Is renting cheaper than buying an RX 7600 XT?

An RTX 3090 (24 GB) rents from $0.18/hr. Renting costs as much as buying after ≈1,800 hours (≈1.2 years at 4 h a day).

Best coding LLMs 16 GB VRAM 24 GB VRAM GPUs with 16 GB or more RTX 5090 RTX 3090 Ti