Which computer can run AI, and how fast?
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- RTX 4060 8 GB
- Ryzen 9 7900X alone
* Model larger than the 8 GB card; part of it runs from system RAM.
| Model | RTX 4060 8 GB | Ryzen 9 7900X alone |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B | 67.7 | 17.8 |
| Llama 2 7B | 65.5 | 15.5 |
| Qwen3.5 9B | 45.5 | 10.4 |
| gpt-oss 20B | 39.5 | 21.8 |
What our tests show so far
- 45.5 tokens/s
- An 8 GB RTX 4060 writes with Qwen3.5 9B at several times reading speed. For models up to about 9 billion parameters, an entry-level graphics card is plenty.
- 21.8 tokens/s
- gpt-oss 20B on a Ryzen 9 7900X with no graphics card at all. Mixture-of-experts models read only a slice of their weights per word.
- 16x
- Less conversation memory per token for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B than for Llama 3.3 70B. Newer models handle long chats on far smaller machines.
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