Ryzen 9 7900X + RTX 4090
| GPU(s) | RTX 4090 Amazon · eBay (used) · Newegg |
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| VRAM / unified memory (GB) | 24 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Amazon · eBay (used) · Newegg |
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Measured speed (generation tokens/sec)
| Model | Quant | Engine | tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 3B | llama.cpp | 237.05 | |
| Llama 3.1 70B | GPU+CPU offload | 3.1 |
Numbers from Jeff Geerling's ai-benchmarks results table (llama.cpp/Ollama eval rate). Quantization not stated in the summary table. Power is peak whole-system draw during that test.
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 4090: ≈€3,955 each (≈$4,433), new, approx. price as of 2026-10-16, lowest listing on billiger.de (ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 4090 OG OC 24 GB)
New retail prices in Germany incl. VAT; used cards are often much cheaper. Prices change daily.
Source: https://github.com/geerlingguy/ai-benchmarks/pull/11
https://github.com/geerlingguy/ai-benchmarks
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