Hardware · NVIDIA
What AI models can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU run?
- VRAM
- 4.0 GB
- Usable for models
- 4.0 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 192 GB/s
- FP16 compute
- 5.3 TFLOPS
- Released
- 2021
Specifications
| Maker | NVIDIA |
|---|---|
| Type | Laptop GPU (soldered memory) |
| Video memory (VRAM) | 4.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 4.0 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 192 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 5.3 TFLOPS |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Released | 2021 |
Best LLMs for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
| Grade · points | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 ptsGreat (A) · 80 of 100 points: Model quality 26.5/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Gemma 4 E2B | Q4_K_M | 4.0 GB | 46.0 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 80 ptsGreat (A) · 80 of 100 points: Model quality 26.5/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Qwen3.5 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.9 GB | 50.6 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 80 ptsGreat (A) · 80 of 100 points: Model quality 26.1/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | TMax 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.6 GB | 56.0 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 79 ptsGreat (A) · 79 of 100 points: Model quality 25.7/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Agents-A1 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.8 GB | 51.9 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 78 ptsGreat (A) · 78 of 100 points: Model quality 24.8/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Fara 1.5 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.8 GB | 51.9 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 76 ptsGreat (A) · 76 of 100 points: Model quality 21.4/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Nemotron 3 Nano 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.4 GB | 59.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 76 ptsGreat (A) · 76 of 100 points: Model quality 22.2/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Granite 4.2 3B | Q4_K_M | 3.7 GB | 64.4 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 75 ptsGreat (A) · 75 of 100 points: Model quality 21.2/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Qwen3 4B Thinking 2507 | Q3_K_M | 4.0 GB | 75.8 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 74 ptsGreat (A) · 74 of 100 points: Model quality 19.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | LFM2.5 2.6B | Q6_K | 3.1 GB | 60.6 tok/s | Runs well |
| 74 ptsGreat (A) · 74 of 100 points: Model quality 20.4/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 | Q3_K_M | 4.0 GB | 75.8 tok/s | Tight fit |
| 74 ptsGreat (A) · 74 of 100 points: Model quality 19.2/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Jamba Reasoning 3B | Q5_K_M | 3.1 GB | 60.8 tok/s | Runs well |
| 74 ptsGreat (A) · 74 of 100 points: Model quality 19.2/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | LFM2.5-VL 3B | Q5_K_M | 3.1 GB | 62.4 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
| Grade · points | Model | Precision | Memory | Time per output | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 ptsGreat (A) · 74 of 100 points: Model quality 34.4/45, Memory fit 10.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | FP8 | 3.5 GB | 9.2 s | Tight fit |
| 73 ptsGreat (A) · 73 of 100 points: Model quality 18.9/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Realistic Vision V5.1 | FP16 | 2.8 GB | 9.4 s | Runs well |
| 73 ptsGreat (A) · 73 of 100 points: Model quality 18.0/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | DreamShaper 8 | FP16 | 2.8 GB | 9.4 s | Runs well |
| 70 ptsGood (B) · 70 of 100 points: Model quality 22.5/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 13.5/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | PixArt-Σ XL 1024 | FP16 | 3.3 GB | 12 s | Runs well |
| 70 ptsGood (B) · 70 of 100 points: Model quality 15.8/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Stable Diffusion 1.5 | FP16 | 2.8 GB | 9.4 s | Runs well |
| 68 ptsGood (B) · 68 of 100 points: Model quality 35.2/45, Memory fit 10.0/25, Speed 8.6/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | Z-Image Turbo | Q4 GGUF | 3.5 GB | 31 s | Tight fit |
Best Video models for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
| Grade · points | Model | Precision | Memory | Time per output | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 ptsUsable (C) · 56 of 100 points: Model quality 15.8/45, Memory fit 12.0/25, Speed 14.1/15, Memory use 15.0/15 | AnimateDiff v3 (SD 1.5) | FP16 | 2.6 GB | 3.4 min | Runs well |
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Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.