local intelligence

can it run

Can the AMD RX 6700 XT run gemma3 12B?

FULL

9.6 GB needed of 12 GB usable — headroom for context

12GB · RDNA2 gfx1031 · model file 8.1GB · 12B

~9.5–24 tok/s

computed roofline: 384 GB/s × 0.20–0.50 efficiency window / 8.1GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Community check: ~38 tok/s · 12-15B Q4 · 4 runs · above our band — small sample; documented outlier, computed window stands — localmaxxing.com

Run gemma3 12B on instead

Tesla P100 (16GB, used) — cheapest catalog machine that runs gemma3 12B fully ($135)

radeon-9070-xt — the next step up from AMD RX 6700 XT

every model the AMD RX 6700 XT can run — full list

explore the full catalog84 machines indexed · live prices · what each one can run
2026-09-17 · ← all models on the AMD RX 6700 XT · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory