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Local LLMs that run on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER (16 GB)

By this directory's rule of thumb, 18 of 63 open-weight models fit in the 16 GB of VRAM on the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. The largest by total parameters is gpt-oss-20b (20.9B), whose smallest non-MLX download is 11.6 GB, the Q4_K_M GGUF build from unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF.

Models that fit
18 of 63
Memory
16 GB
Memory type
GDDR6X
Bandwidth
Not stated

Spec sheet

Memory
16 GB
Memory type
GDDR6X
Unified memory
No
Bandwidth
Not stated
Released
2024

256-bit memory interface; NVIDIA's spec page does not state memory bandwidth.

Source: NVIDIA spec page (nvidia.com)

18 models that fit in 16 GB

Total params, largest first
18 open-weight models that fit in the 16 GB RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, by total parameters, largest first
ModelTotal paramsSmallest downloadQuantCommercial
gpt-oss-20bOpenAI20.9B3.6B active11.6 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Phi-4Microsoft14.7B9.1 GBQ4_KGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Phi-4-reasoning-plusMicrosoft14.7B9.1 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Ministral 3 14B Instruct 2512Mistral AI13.9B8.2 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Gemma 4 12BGoogle12B7.0 GBQ4_0 (QAT)GGUFCommercial use: Yes
Qwen3.5-9BAlibaba Cloud (Qwen)9.7B5.7 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Ministral 3 8B Instruct 2512Mistral AI8.9B5.2 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
IBM Granite 4.2 8BIBM8.8B5.3 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Cohere Command R7B (12-2024)Cohere8B5.1 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: No
Gemma 4 E4BGoogle8B5.0 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Gemma 4 E2BGoogle5.1B3.1 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Qwen3.5-4BAlibaba Cloud (Qwen)4.7B2.7 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Ministral 3 3B Instruct 2512Mistral AI3.8B2.1 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Phi-4-mini-instructMicrosoft3.8B2.5 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Phi-4-mini-reasoningMicrosoft3.8B2.5 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Liquid AI LFM2.5-2.6BLiquid AI2.7B1.7 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Conditions
Qwen3.5-2BAlibaba Cloud (Qwen)2.3B1.3 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes
Qwen3.5-0.8BAlibaba Cloud (Qwen)0.9B0.5 GBQ4_K_MGGUFCommercial use: Yes

1 more model fits in 16 GB only as an MLX build, which runs on Apple silicon only: Liquid AI LFM2.5-24B-A2B. It is on the list for the MacBook Air (M5) with 16 GB.

The rest of the 63 need more than 16 GB. Browse every local model.

Same memory size. Each shows how many models fit under its own rule (Macs also count MLX builds), and the memory type and bandwidth differ.

Compare all 33 GPUs and Macs by memory, bandwidth and how many models fit.

FAQ

How many local LLMs can the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER run?

18 of the 63 open-weight models in this directory fit, with 16 GB of VRAM, by this site's rule of thumb that the smallest non-MLX download is at most 85% of the memory. MLX builds do not count here: they run on Apple silicon only.

Can the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER run gpt-oss-20b?

Yes, by this directory's rule of thumb: its smallest non-MLX download, 11.6 GB, is at most 85% of 16 GB (13.6 GB), the Q4_K_M GGUF build from unsloth/gpt-oss-20b-GGUF. That leaves room for the context. It is a memory check, not a speed estimate.

Can the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER run IBM Granite 4.2 8B?

Yes, by this directory's rule of thumb: its smallest non-MLX download, 5.3 GB, is at most 85% of 16 GB (13.6 GB), the Q4_K_M GGUF build from ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b-GGUF. That leaves room for the context. It is a memory check, not a speed estimate.

Can the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER run Devstral Small 2 24B Instruct 2512?

Not by this directory's rule of thumb: its smallest non-MLX download, 14.3 GB, is more than 85% of 16 GB (13.6 GB). It needs the 24 GB tier or more: https://www.developersdigest.tech/local-models/fits/24.

Can the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER use system RAM for bigger models?

This page only counts models that fit entirely in the 16 GB of VRAM. Runtimes can offload layers to system RAM, but this directory does not list or measure that.

What memory bandwidth does the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER have?

NVIDIA's spec page does not state a bandwidth figure, so this page shows Not stated. The memory is GDDR6X.

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