What are the best models to run on NVIDIA RTX 4070 SUPER (12GB)?

Based on model rankings and 12 GB usable VRAM: Top Overall: Phi-4 Reasoning Plus (INT4) ~31 tok/s. Top Coding: K2 Horizon 7B (INT4) ~82 tok/s. Optimal Daily Driver: Gemma 4 12B (INT4) ~37 tok/s.

How are VRAM, throughput, and latency calculated?

Calculations are determined using apxml.com modeling, combining LLM architecture analysis with GPU hardware physics. VRAM and Context Scaling: Memory requirements are determined from model architecture, including parameter count, layer configuration, and attention structure. The KV cache footprint scales deterministically based on context length, batch size, and cache precision. Throughput (TPS): Token generation is calculated in the memory-bandwidth-bound decode phase, measuring the time required to stream model weights and KV cache relative to hardware memory bandwidth. Latency (TTFT): Time to first token is calculated from the compute operations required during prompt prefill relative to hardware tensor compute capacity.

How accurate are these estimates?

Calculations are calibrated against empirical ground-truth benchmark runs across diverse architectures and hardware. Because the underlying mechanics are benchmark-calibrated, estimates remain accurate across different configurations without needing to run physical tests for every scenario. VRAM Accuracy: Memory estimates are deterministic and closely match actual allocation. Minor differences typically stay within 3% to 5% due to CUDA runtime overhead or memory allocator fragmentation. Speed and Latency Accuracy: Throughput and TTFT typically vary within 5% to 10% depending on the specific inference runtime, kernel implementations, and system power limits.

Best Models to Run on NVIDIA RTX 4070 SUPER (12GB) (October 2026)

Rank	Model	Parameters	Precision	TPS (Approx.)	TTFT
#100	Phi-4 Reasoning Plus	14B	INT4	31 tok/s	~1.3s
#109	Gemma 4 12B	11.95B	INT4	37 tok/s	~1.0s
#113	Qwen3.5-9B	9B	INT4 Q8	67 tok/s 39 tok/s	~720 ms ~791 ms
#118	K2 Horizon 7B	7B	INT4 Q8	82 tok/s 51 tok/s	~565 ms ~572 ms
#128	NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B-A3B	3.5B (30B active)	INT4 Q8 FP16	22 tok/s 13 tok/s 6 tok/s	~2.3s ~2.3s ~2.6s
#132	Qwen3.5-4B	4B	INT4 Q8 FP16	121 tok/s 80 tok/s 46 tok/s	~334 ms ~338 ms ~347 ms
#146	Granite 4.2 8B	8B	INT4 Q8	74 tok/s 43 tok/s	~642 ms ~705 ms
#150	Gemma 4 E4B	8B	INT4 Q8	74 tok/s 43 tok/s	~642 ms ~705 ms
#158	GLM-4V	9B	INT4	49 tok/s	~725 ms
#160	Phi-4	14B	INT4	46 tok/s	~1.1s
#169	OLMo 3 7B Think	7B	INT4 Q8	59 tok/s 40 tok/s	~569 ms ~625 ms
#172	DeepSeek-R1 14B	14B	INT4	48 tok/s	~1.1s
#173	Ministral 3 14B	14B	INT4	31 tok/s	~1.3s
#177	Gemma 3 12B	12B	INT4	53 tok/s	~953 ms
#182	Ministral 3 8B	8B	INT4 Q8	53 tok/s 34 tok/s	~647 ms ~767 ms
#183	Qwen3.5-2B	2B	INT4 Q8 FP16	177 tok/s 129 tok/s 80 tok/s	~180 ms ~182 ms ~187 ms
#184	MiniCPM5-2B	2B	INT4 Q8 FP16	177 tok/s 129 tok/s 80 tok/s	~180 ms ~182 ms ~187 ms
#185	Qwen2.5-14B	14B	INT4	46 tok/s	~1.1s
#188	Gemma 4 E2B	5.1B	INT4 Q8 FP16	103 tok/s 66 tok/s 33 tok/s	~418 ms ~424 ms ~509 ms
#189	Qwen3-4B	4B	INT4 Q8 FP16	121 tok/s 80 tok/s 46 tok/s	~334 ms ~338 ms ~347 ms
#190	DeepSeek-R1 8B	8B	INT4 Q8	76 tok/s 46 tok/s	~641 ms ~650 ms
#193	Ministral 3 3B	3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	98 tok/s 76 tok/s 50 tok/s	~260 ms ~263 ms ~270 ms
#195	Qwen3-14B	14B	INT4	46 tok/s	~1.1s
#197	Gemma 2 9B	9B	INT4 Q8	67 tok/s 39 tok/s	~720 ms ~791 ms
#198	Qwen2.5-7B	7B	INT4 Q8	82 tok/s 51 tok/s	~565 ms ~572 ms
#199	Qwen3-8B	8B	INT4 Q8	74 tok/s 43 tok/s	~642 ms ~705 ms
#200	Gemma 3 4B	4B	INT4 Q8 FP16	121 tok/s 80 tok/s 46 tok/s	~334 ms ~338 ms ~347 ms
#201	DeepSeek-R1 7B	7B	INT4 Q8	84 tok/s 52 tok/s	~564 ms ~572 ms
#202	Llama 3.1 8B	8B	INT4 Q8	74 tok/s 43 tok/s	~642 ms ~705 ms
#204	Qwen3-1.7B	1.7B	INT4 Q8 FP16	191 tok/s 143 tok/s 91 tok/s	~155 ms ~157 ms ~161 ms
#206	Gemma 3 270M	0.27B	INT4 Q8 FP16	295 tok/s 274 tok/s 234 tok/s	~30 ms ~31 ms ~31 ms
#208	Llama 3 8B	8B	INT4 Q8	74 tok/s 43 tok/s	~642 ms ~705 ms
#209	Qwen3-0.6B	0.6B	INT4 Q8 FP16	279 tok/s 238 tok/s 178 tok/s	~59 ms ~60 ms ~61 ms
#210	Phi-4-Mini	3.8B	INT4 Q8 FP16	125 tok/s 83 tok/s 48 tok/s	~318 ms ~322 ms ~331 ms
#212	Ministral-8B-2410	8B	INT4 Q8	74 tok/s 43 tok/s	~642 ms ~705 ms
#213	DeepSeek-R1 1.5B	1.5B	INT4 Q8 FP16	203 tok/s 154 tok/s 100 tok/s	~138 ms ~140 ms ~143 ms
#214	Llama 3.2 3B	3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	143 tok/s 99 tok/s 58 tok/s	~257 ms ~260 ms ~267 ms
#215	Qwen3.5-0.8B	0.8B	INT4 Q8 FP16	257 tok/s 211 tok/s 152 tok/s	~77 ms ~78 ms ~80 ms
#216	Phi-3-mini	3.8B	INT4 Q8 FP16	125 tok/s 83 tok/s 48 tok/s	~318 ms ~322 ms ~331 ms
#217	Gemma 3n E2B IT	6B (2B active)	INT4 Q8	97 tok/s 83 tok/s	~196 ms ~198 ms
#218	Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.1	7.3B	INT4 Q8	79 tok/s 49 tok/s	~587 ms ~595 ms
#219	Llama 3.2 1B	1B	INT4 Q8 FP16	237 tok/s 190 tok/s 132 tok/s	~96 ms ~97 ms ~100 ms
#220	Gemma 2 2B	2B	INT4 Q8 FP16	177 tok/s 129 tok/s 80 tok/s	~180 ms ~182 ms ~187 ms
#221	Phi-3-medium	14B	INT4	46 tok/s	~1.1s
#222	OLMo 3 7B Instruct	7B	INT4 Q8	59 tok/s 40 tok/s	~569 ms ~625 ms
#224	Qwen2-7B	7B	INT4 Q8	82 tok/s 51 tok/s	~565 ms ~572 ms
#225	Phi-3-small	7B	INT4 Q8	82 tok/s 51 tok/s	~565 ms ~572 ms
#226	Gemma 3 1B	1B	INT4 Q8 FP16	237 tok/s 190 tok/s 132 tok/s	~96 ms ~97 ms ~100 ms
#227	Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.2	7.3B	INT4 Q8	79 tok/s 49 tok/s	~587 ms ~595 ms
#229	Gemma 1 7B	7B	INT4 Q8	59 tok/s 40 tok/s	~569 ms ~625 ms
#230	Gemma 1 2B	2B	INT4 Q8 FP16	187 tok/s 134 tok/s 82 tok/s	~180 ms ~182 ms ~187 ms
#231	ChatGLM3-6B	6B	INT4 Q8	65 tok/s 47 tok/s	~492 ms ~498 ms
#232	ChatGLM2-6B	6B	INT4 Q8	65 tok/s 47 tok/s	~492 ms ~498 ms
#233	ChatGLM-6B	6B	INT4 Q8	65 tok/s 47 tok/s	~492 ms ~498 ms
Unranked Models (Sorted by Speed)
-	Qwen2-0.5B	0.5B	INT4 Q8 FP16	292 tok/s 253 tok/s 195 tok/s	~50 ms ~51 ms ~52 ms
-	Qwen2.5-0.5B	0.5B	INT4 Q8 FP16	292 tok/s 253 tok/s 195 tok/s	~50 ms ~51 ms ~52 ms
-	ERNIE-4.5-0.3B	0.3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	287 tok/s 265 tok/s 224 tok/s	~33 ms ~33 ms ~34 ms
-	ERNIE-4.5-0.3B-Base	0.3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	287 tok/s 265 tok/s 224 tok/s	~33 ms ~33 ms ~34 ms
-	Falcon-1B	1B	INT4 Q8 FP16	248 tok/s 196 tok/s 135 tok/s	~96 ms ~97 ms ~100 ms
-	Falcon3-1B	1B	INT4 Q8 FP16	237 tok/s 190 tok/s 132 tok/s	~96 ms ~97 ms ~100 ms
-	Qwen2-1.5B	1.5B	INT4 Q8 FP16	203 tok/s 154 tok/s 100 tok/s	~138 ms ~140 ms ~143 ms
-	Qwen2.5-1.5B	1.5B	INT4 Q8 FP16	203 tok/s 154 tok/s 100 tok/s	~138 ms ~140 ms ~143 ms
-	Spark X2.5 1.7B	1.7B	INT4 Q8 FP16	191 tok/s 143 tok/s 91 tok/s	~155 ms ~157 ms ~161 ms
-	Hy-MT2 1.8B	1.8B	INT4 Q8 FP16	186 tok/s 138 tok/s 87 tok/s	~163 ms ~165 ms ~169 ms
-	Falcon-3B	3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	151 tok/s 102 tok/s 60 tok/s	~256 ms ~259 ms ~266 ms
-	CroissantLLM Base	1.3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	149 tok/s 126 tok/s 91 tok/s	~123 ms ~124 ms ~127 ms
-	Phi-1	1.3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	149 tok/s 126 tok/s 91 tok/s	~123 ms ~124 ms ~127 ms
-	Phi-1.5	1.3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	149 tok/s 126 tok/s 91 tok/s	~123 ms ~124 ms ~127 ms
-	DeepSeek-R1 3B	3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	145 tok/s 99 tok/s 59 tok/s	~257 ms ~260 ms ~267 ms
-	Falcon3-3B	3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	143 tok/s 99 tok/s 58 tok/s	~257 ms ~260 ms ~267 ms
-	Qwen2.5-3B	3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	143 tok/s 99 tok/s 58 tok/s	~257 ms ~260 ms ~267 ms
-	Spark X2.5 4B	4B	INT4 Q8 FP16	121 tok/s 80 tok/s 46 tok/s	~334 ms ~338 ms ~347 ms
-	Phi-2	2.7B	INT4 Q8 FP16	102 tok/s 81 tok/s 54 tok/s	~237 ms ~239 ms ~246 ms
-	MaLLaM-3B	3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	98 tok/s 76 tok/s 50 tok/s	~260 ms ~263 ms ~270 ms
-	SmolLM3 3B	3B	INT4 Q8 FP16	98 tok/s 76 tok/s 50 tok/s	~260 ms ~263 ms ~270 ms
-	Falcon-7B	7B	INT4 Q8	85 tok/s 52 tok/s	~564 ms ~572 ms
-	Falcon3-7B	7B	INT4 Q8	82 tok/s 51 tok/s	~565 ms ~572 ms
-	Hy-MT2 7B	7B	INT4 Q8	82 tok/s 51 tok/s	~565 ms ~572 ms
-	Mistral-7B-v0.1	7.3B	INT4 Q8	79 tok/s 49 tok/s	~587 ms ~595 ms
-	LensVLM 9B	9B	INT4 Q8	67 tok/s 39 tok/s	~720 ms ~791 ms
-	MiMo V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B	9B	INT4 Q8	67 tok/s 39 tok/s	~720 ms ~791 ms
-	ChatGLM3-6B-32K	6B	INT4 Q8	65 tok/s 47 tok/s	~492 ms ~498 ms
-	Yi-6B	6B	INT4 Q8	65 tok/s 47 tok/s	~492 ms ~498 ms
-	Falcon3-10B	10B	INT4 Q8	62 tok/s 34 tok/s	~797 ms ~946 ms
-	Falcon2-11B	11B	INT4 Q8	59 tok/s 32 tok/s	~873 ms ~1.0s
-	Hunyuan Lite	7B	INT4 Q8	59 tok/s 40 tok/s	~569 ms ~625 ms
-	OLMo 3 7B Base	7B	INT4 Q8	59 tok/s 40 tok/s	~569 ms ~625 ms
-	SEA-LION-7B	7.1B	INT4 Q8	58 tok/s 39 tok/s	~577 ms ~633 ms
-	SEA-LION-7B-Instruct	7.1B	INT4 Q8	58 tok/s 39 tok/s	~577 ms ~633 ms
-	Sahabat-AI-Llama3-8B-Instruct	8B	INT4 Q8	53 tok/s 34 tok/s	~647 ms ~767 ms
-	Typhoon-2-8B	8B	INT4 Q8	53 tok/s 34 tok/s	~647 ms ~767 ms
-	GLM-4-9B	9B	INT4	49 tok/s	~725 ms
-	GLM-4-9B-Chat	9B	INT4	49 tok/s	~725 ms
-	GLM-4-9B-Chat-1M	9B	INT4	49 tok/s	~725 ms
-	Yi-9B	9B	INT4	49 tok/s	~725 ms
-	Sahabat-AI-Gemma2-9B	9.2B	INT4	48 tok/s	~741 ms
-	Sahabat-AI-Gemma2-9B-Instruct	9.2B	INT4	48 tok/s	~741 ms
-	GreenMind-14B-R1	14B	INT4	31 tok/s	~1.3s

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