GPU comparison
NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) vs NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) for local LLMs
How the two stack up for running open-source LLMs locally — memory, bandwidth, price, and how many of the 64 tracked models each one can run.
| NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) | NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | 12.0 GB | 16.0 GB |
| Bandwidth | 360 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Price (approx) | $329 | $549 |
| LLMs it runs | 27 of 64 | 45 of 64 |
| Best model it runs | Devstral Small 2 24B · 26–39 tok/s | Qwen3.8 27B · 28–41 tok/s |
The NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) runs 18 more of the tracked models (45 vs 27), thanks to its 16.0 GB of memory. The NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) has more memory bandwidth (448 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.