Best AI Models for AMD Radeon RX 7700S (8 GB)

Runs 7–9B models well; 14B doesn't fit in 8 GB.

8 GB GDDR6288 GB/s41 TFLOPS FP16100 WRDNA 3 2023

8 GB at 288 GB/s: ~7-8B Q4 models, no more. Not on AMD's official ROCm list; the Vulkan backend (llama.cpp, LM Studio) is the easy path.

What LLMs can the RX 7700S 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	Gemma 2 9B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB · 28.3 t/s	28.3 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 7.3 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	Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 97.9 t/s	97.9 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 · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
2	Gemma 3 4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB · 60.8 t/s	60.8 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB
3	Qwen2.5 7B InstructAlibaba Q4_K_M · 5.8 GB · 34.6 t/s	34.6 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 5.8 GB
4	Gemma 2 9B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB · 28.3 t/s	28.3 tok/s	overall	Q4_K_M · 7.3 GB
5	Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 97.9 t/s	97.9 tok/s		Q4_K_M · 5.5 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	Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
3	Gemma 4 E4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB · 32.5 t/s	32.5 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB
4	Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 97.9 t/s	97.9 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB
5	Spark X2.6 4BXHToken Q4_K_M · 4.3 GB · 58.4 t/s	58.4 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 4.3 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	Ling 3.0 TinyInclusion AI Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB · 97.9 t/s	97.9 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.5 GB
3	Gemma 4 E4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB · 32.5 t/s	32.5 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.6 GB
4	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
5	Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB · 27.2 t/s	27.2 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 6.6 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	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 4B ITGoogle Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB · 60.8 t/s	60.8 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 5.0 GB
4	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
5	MiniCPM V 4.7 1BOpenBMB Q4_K_M · 1.6 GB · 135 t/s	135 tok/s	Q4_K_M · 1.6 GB

See all 218 models on the RX 7700S →Best quant that fits · speeds estimated on this card

About the RX 7700S

The RX 7700S runs 7–9B models well. RDNA 3 generation, released 2023.

GenerationRDNA 3released 2023

RX 7700S strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

Runs 7–9B models: Qwen3.5 9B at 27.2 tok/s in 6.6 GB
Low power draw: 100 W board power; a 200 W PSU is enough

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
Slow prompt reading: A 4K-token prompt on Qwen3.5 9B waits 8.8 s for the first token
ROCm, not CUDA: No FP8 weights; MXFP4 only through llama.cpp, not vLLM

Similar GPUs

Cards people weigh against the RX 7700S, each with the one reason it is worth a look. Speeds on Qwen3.5 9B.

4 GB more and 35% fasterRTX 3060 12GBNVIDIA · 12 GB · Ampere

▲ 35% speed▲ 4 GB$329rent $0.06/hr

68% faster, same 8 GBRTX 5060NVIDIA · 8 GB · Blackwell

▲ 68% speedsame 8 GB$460

4 GB more and 50% fasterRX 9070 GREAMD · 12 GB · RDNA 4

▲ 50% speed▲ 4 GB$549

2 GB more and 10% fasterB570Intel · 10 GB · Xe2 (Battlemage), BMG-G21

▲ 10% speed▲ 2 GB$219

8 GB more and 2.7× the speedRTX 4080NVIDIA · 16 GB · Ada Lovelace

▲ 169% speed▲ 8 GB$1,199rent $0.26/hr

8 GB more and 2.8× the speedRTX 4080 SUPERNVIDIA · 16 GB · Ada Lovelace

▲ 176% speed▲ 8 GB$999rent $0.26/hr

RX 7700S tokens per second by model size

Output speed depends on memory bandwidth (288 GB/s). Grey rows need more than 8 GB.

9BQwen3.5 9B · Q4_K_M · 6.6 GB
27.2tok/s
14BQwen3 14B · not at 4-bit
needs 11.9 GB
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 218 models on the RX 7700S

Featured only

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 7700S — ranked by Score, recency and Fit
Model	Quant	VRAM	Speed	Context	Fit
MinerU2.5 Pro 2604 1.2B1.2BVision Q4_K_M·169.4 t/s	Q4_K_M	1.1 GB14%	169.4 t/s	8K	S98, Runs great
Qwen3.5 2B2.3BVisionFunctions Q4_K_M·97.6 t/s	Q4_K_M	1.9 GB23%	97.6 t/s	262K	S91, Runs great
FrogNano 4B 26094.7BChatFunctions Q4_K_M·53.0 t/s	Q4_K_M	3.4 GB43%	53.0 t/s	262K	A81, Runs well
Raon 1 Nano3.2BChatFunctions Q4_K_M·81.9 t/s	Q4_K_M	4.1 GB51%	81.9 t/s	262K	S88, Runs great
Clef Flash9.4BVisionFunctions Q4_K_M·27.8 t/s	Q4_K_M	6.5 GB81%	27.8 t/s	262K	A67, Runs well
Intern Decision 2B2.2BVisionFunctions Q4_K_M·99.9 t/s	Q4_K_M	1.8 GB23%	99.9 t/s	262K	S91, Runs great
LocateAnything 3B3.8BVisionFunctions Q4_K_M·64.7 t/s	Q4_K_M	3.2 GB40%	64.7 t/s	33K	A84, Runs well
Intern Decision 4B4.5BVisionFunctions Q4_K_M·54.2 t/s	Q4_K_M	3.4 GB42%	54.2 t/s	262K	A81, Runs well
Qwen3.5 0.8B873MVisionFunctions Q4_K_M·198.6 t/s	Q4_K_M	0.9 GB12%	198.6 t/s	262K	S100, Runs great
LensVLM 9B9.4BVisionFunctions Q4_K_M·27.8 t/s	Q4_K_M	6.5 GB81%	27.8 t/s	262K	A67, Runs well
ZAYA1 VL 8B9.7BVision Q4_K_M·94.1 t/s	Q4_K_M	7.5 GB93%	94.1 t/s	33K	B62, Decent
Gemma 4 12B IT12.0BChatFunctions Q3_K_L·24.1 t/s	Q3_K_L	8.0 GB100%	24.1 t/s	262K	C33, Usable
BitCPM CANN 8B8BChat Q4_K_M·33.4 t/s	Q4_K_M	5.6 GB71%	33.4 t/s	33K	A72, Runs well
Molmo2 4B4.9BVision Q4_K_M·50.8 t/s	Q4_K_M	4.7 GB59%	50.8 t/s	37K	A80, Runs well
Tmax 9B9.0BChatFunctions Q4_K_M·29.1 t/s	Q4_K_M	6.2 GB78%	29.1 t/s	262K	A70, Runs well

RX 7700S specs, power and PSU

Specs

Architecture: RDNA 3
VRAM: 8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth: 288.0 GB/s
FP16 (dense): 40.96 TFLOPS
Stream processors: 2,048
TDP: 100 W
Released: 2023-01-04

RX 7700S FAQ

What is the largest model the RX 7700S 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 27.2 tok/s.

Can the RX 7700S 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 RX 7700S give?

About 27.2 tok/s on Qwen3.5 9B at Q4_K_M, with the first token after 8.8 s on a 4K-token prompt.

What power supply does the RX 7700S need?

Plan a 200 W PSU (2× the 100 W TDP).

Is renting cheaper than buying an RX 7700S?

An RTX 3090 (24 GB) rents from $0.14/hr. With regular daily use, owning pays off.

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