RTX 3060 12GB: 2026 models (llamabench community)
| GPU(s) | RTX 3060 Amazon · eBay (used) · Newegg |
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| VRAM / unified memory (GB) | 12 |
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Measured speed (generation tokens/sec)
| Model | Quant | Engine | tok/s |
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| Gemma 4 12B | llama-bench tg128 (quant per result) | llama.cpp | 38.5 |
| LFM2.5 24B-A2B | llama-bench tg128 (quant per result) | llama.cpp | 125 |
| Qwen3.8 27B | llama-bench tg128 (quant per result) | llama.cpp | 5.2-6.7 |
Community llama-bench results aggregated by llamabench.ai (decode tok/s, short context). Only runs without speculative decoding listed unless noted. Open the source for exact quant and llama.cpp version. Qwen3.8 27B and LFM2.5 partially offloaded to CPU.
Current GPU street price (estimate, not the builder's cost)
New retail prices in Germany incl. VAT; used cards are often much cheaper. Prices change daily.
- 1× RTX 3060: ≈€429 each (≈$481), new, approx. price as of 2026-10-16, lowest listing on billiger.de (Asus GeForce RTX 3060 V2 Dual 12 GB GDDR6)
New retail prices in Germany incl. VAT; used cards are often much cheaper. Prices change daily.
Source: https://llamabench.ai/browse/rtx3060
Blank fields = not stated in the source. We never estimate build data; GPU street prices above are separately sourced and dated.
Rent before you buy: try this model on a cloud GPU for a few dollars first: RunPod
Quick answers: Can RTX 3060 12GB run Gemma 4 12B? · Can RTX 3060 12GB run LFM2.5 24B-A2B? · Can RTX 3060 12GB run Qwen3.8 27B?