AMD · 12GB VRAM
What AI models can a Radeon RX 6700 XT run?
A Radeon RX 6700 XT has 12GB of VRAM. Checked against 228 models from the Ollama library, 167 run fully on the GPU at 4K context and 34 more run with part of the model in system RAM.
167
run well
34
with trade-offs
228
models tested
Best AI models for a Radeon RX 6700 XT
Largest first — these fit entirely in 12GB of VRAM at 4K context, so the whole model is GPU-accelerated.
| Model | Build | Memory needed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| everythinglmOllama Library | 13B | ~10.9 GB | Good fit |
| nexusravenOllama Library | 13B | ~10.9 GB | Good fit |
| open-orca-platypus2Ollama Library | 13B | ~10.9 GB | Good fit |
| codeupOllama Library | 13B | ~10.9 GB | Good fit |
| wizard-vicunaOllama Library | 13B | ~10.9 GB | Good fit |
| wizardlm-uncensoredOllama Library | 13B | ~10.9 GB | Good fit |
| llama3.2-visionMeta AI | 11B | ~10.8 GB | Good fit |
| mistral-nemoMistral AI | 12B | ~10.3 GB | Good fit |
| gemma4Google DeepMind | e2b-it-q4_K_M | ~9.9 GB | Good fit |
| falcon2TII | 11B | ~9.5 GB | Good fit |
| deepseek-ocrDeepSeek AI | 3B | ~9.3 GB | Good fit |
| nous-hermes2Ollama Library | 10.7B | ~9.0 GB | Good fit |
| solarUpstage | 10.7B | ~9.0 GB | Good fit |
| codegeex4Zhipu AI | 9B | ~8.7 GB | Excellent fit |
| glm4Zhipu AI | 9B | ~8.7 GB | Excellent fit |
| ornith-1.5Ollama Library | 9B | ~7.9 GB | Excellent fit |
| ornithOllama Library | 9B | ~7.9 GB | Excellent fit |
| gemma3nGoogle DeepMind | e2b-it-q4_K_M | ~7.9 GB | Excellent fit |
| lfm2.5Ollama Library | 8B | ~7.3 GB | Excellent fit |
| granite4.1-guardianIBM | 8B | ~7.2 GB | Excellent fit |
| rnj-1Ollama Library | 8B | ~7.2 GB | Excellent fit |
| command-r7b-arabicCohere | 7B | ~7.1 GB | Excellent fit |
| command-r7bCohere | 7B | ~7.1 GB | Excellent fit |
| aya-expanseCohere | 8B | ~7.1 GB | Excellent fit |
| llama-proMeta AI | 8B | ~7.1 GB | Excellent fit |
Showing the 25 largest of 167 models that run well.
How these results were calculated
Each model is evaluated at 4K context against 12GB of VRAM, counting model weights, KV cache, compute buffers and runtime overhead, minus a reserve for the display and operating system. Download sizes come from the official Ollama registry.
These figures assume 32GB of system RAM and working GPU drivers. Your own machine may differ — RAM, free disk space and whether an acceleration backend is actually installed all change the answer, which is what the PC scan measures directly.
Radeon RX 6700 XT local AI — frequently asked questions
- How many AI models can a Radeon RX 6700 XT run?
- Out of 228 models in the Ollama library, 167 run fully on a Radeon RX 6700 XT's 12GB of VRAM at 4K context, and a further 34 run with part of the model offloaded to system RAM, more slowly.
- What is the largest AI model a Radeon RX 6700 XT can run?
- The heaviest build that fits entirely in VRAM is everythinglm:13b-16k-q4_K_M (13B parameters), needing about 10.9 GB of memory from a 7.3 GB download.
- Is 12GB of VRAM enough for local AI?
- 12GB is enough for 167 of the 228 models tested here, which covers most general-purpose and coding assistants. Very large models still need either partial CPU offload or a card with more memory.