GPU comparison
NVIDIA RTX 4070 (12GB) vs NVIDIA RTX 5070 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 4070 (12GB) | NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB) | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | 12.0 GB | 16.0 GB |
| Bandwidth | 504 GB/s | 896 GB/s |
| Price (approx) | $549 | $949 |
| LLMs it runs | 27 of 64 | 45 of 64 |
| Best model it runs | Devstral Small 2 24B · 35–53 tok/s | Qwen3.8 27B · 51–77 tok/s |
The NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB) runs 18 more of the tracked models (45 vs 27), thanks to its 16.0 GB of memory. The NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB) has more memory bandwidth (896 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.