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Best AI models for the
AMD RX 7700 XT

The AMD RX 7700 XT has 12.0GB of VRAM. Below are the top 30 open-source AI models that fit, ranked by composite benchmark score. Each row shows the best quantization that fits your hardware.

VRAM
12.0GB
Brand
amd
Models that fit
30
Generation
RX 7000 Series
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Top 30 models for the AMD RX 7700 XT

01

Qwen 3.5 9B

9.0B
54.0
Best fit: Q8_0 · 10.6GBCan I run it? →
02

Qwen 3.5 4B

4.0B
45.1
Best fit: fp16 · 9.0GBCan I run it? →
03

Devstral Small 2

7.0B
31.7
Best fit: Q8_0 · 8.4GBCan I run it? →
04

gemma 4 E4B it

8.0B
31.3
Best fit: Q8_0 · 9.5GBCan I run it? →
05

Qwen3 4B Thinking 2507

4.0B
30.3
Best fit: fp16 · 9.0GBCan I run it? →
06

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking

8.8B
27.8
Best fit: Q8_0 · 10.3GBCan I run it? →
07

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

8.2B
27.4
Best fit: Q8_0 · 9.7GBCan I run it? →
08

Qwen 3.5 2B

2.0B
27.2
Best fit: fp16 · 5.0GBCan I run it? →
09

Qwen3 14B

14.8B
27.0
Best fit: Q5_K_M · 11.5GBCan I run it? →
10

Ministral 3 14B

14.0B
26.7
Best fit: Q5_K_M · 10.9GBCan I run it? →
11

Ministral 3 14B 2512

13.9B
26.6
Best fit: Q5_K_M · 10.9GBCan I run it? →
12

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B

14.8B
26.4
Best fit: Q5_K_M · 11.5GBCan I run it? →
13

gemma 4 E2B it

5.1B
25.4
Best fit: fp16 · 11.2GBCan I run it? →
14

Ministral 3 8B

8.0B
25.0
Best fit: Q8_0 · 9.5GBCan I run it? →
15

Gemma 4 E2B

2.0B
25.0
Best fit: fp16 · 5.0GBCan I run it? →
16

Nemotron Nano 12B 2 VL (free)

13.2B
24.8
Best fit: Q6_K · 11.9GBCan I run it? →
17

Ministral 3 8B 2512

8.9B
24.7
Best fit: Q8_0 · 10.5GBCan I run it? →
18

Nemotron Nano 9B V2 (free)

8.9B
24.6
Best fit: Q8_0 · 10.5GBCan I run it? →
19

NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B BF16

4.0B
24.5
Best fit: Q8_0 · 5.3GBCan I run it? →
20

Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

8.8B
23.8
Best fit: Q8_0 · 10.3GBCan I run it? →
21

Qwen3 4B

4.0B
23.7
Best fit: Q8_0 · 5.3GBCan I run it? →
22

Qwen3 VL 4B Thinking

4.4B
22.9
Best fit: fp16 · 9.8GBCan I run it? →
23

Qwen3 8B

8.2B
22.0
Best fit: Q8_0 · 9.7GBCan I run it? →
24

Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507

4.0B
21.5
Best fit: fp16 · 9.0GBCan I run it? →
25

Granite 4.1 8B

8.8B
20.6
Best fit: Q8_0 · 10.3GBCan I run it? →
26

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B

8.0B
20.2
Best fit: Q8_0 · 9.5GBCan I run it? →
27

Ministral 3 3B 2512

3.8B
18.7
Best fit: fp16 · 8.6GBCan I run it? →
28

Ministral 3 3B

3.0B
18.3
Best fit: fp16 · 7.0GBCan I run it? →
29

Qwen 3.5 0.8B

0.8B
17.5
Best fit: fp16 · 2.6GBCan I run it? →
30

Phi-4

14.0B
17.4
Best fit: Q5_K_M · 10.9GBCan I run it? →
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FAQ — running AI on the AMD RX 7700 XT

How many AI models can the AMD RX 7700 XT run?

With 12.0GB of VRAM, the AMD RX 7700 XT can run 30+ open-source models from our database, including Qwen 3.5 9B, Qwen 3.5 4B, Devstral Small 2.

What's the largest LLM I can run on a AMD RX 7700 XT?

The biggest model that fits is approximately 14.8B. Larger models would need to be quantized further or won't fit at all.

Is 12.0GB of VRAM enough for local AI?

Yes for most use cases — 12.0GB runs 7B-13B class models at high quality. For 30B+ models you'll need to use heavy quantization or upgrade.