What AI models can the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB run?

VRAM: 8.0 GB
Usable for models: 8.0 GB
Memory bandwidth: 320 GB/s
FP16 compute: 51.2 TFLOPS
Released: 2025
Launch price: $299

Specifications

Maker	AMD
Type	Graphics card
Video memory (VRAM)	8.0 GB
Usable for AI models	8.0 GB
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s
FP16 compute	51.2 TFLOPS
Interface	PCIe 5.0
Released	2025
Launch price (US)	$299

4 products with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT OC 8GBSapphire · Graphics card · 8 GBMaker’s page (opens in a new tab)
XFX Swift AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT OC Gaming Edition 8GBXFX · Graphics card · 8 GBMaker’s page (opens in a new tab)
Radeon RX 9060 XT GAMING OC 8GGIGABYTE · Graphics card · 8 GBMaker’s page (opens in a new tab)
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 8GB OCASRock · Graphics card · 8 GBMaker’s page (opens in a new tab)

Best LLMs for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

Grade · points	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Fit
86 ptsExcellent (S) · 86 of 100 points: Model quality 31.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 14.6/15, Memory use 15.0/15	TMax 9BAi2	`Q4_K_M`	6.7 GB	37.8 tok/s	Runs well
85 ptsExcellent (S) · 85 of 100 points: Model quality 32.9/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 14.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Ornith 1.5 9BDeepReinforce	`Q4_K_M`	7.2 GB	35.1 tok/s	Tight fit
85 ptsExcellent (S) · 85 of 100 points: Model quality 32.5/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 14.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba	`Q4_K_M`	7.2 GB	35.1 tok/s	Tight fit
85 ptsExcellent (S) · 85 of 100 points: Model quality 32.1/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 14.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Ornith 1.0 9BDeepReinforce	`Q4_K_M`	7.2 GB	35.1 tok/s	Tight fit
84 ptsGreat (A) · 84 of 100 points: Model quality 31.4/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 14.3/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Gemma 4 12BGoogle	`Q3_K_M`	7.5 GB	36.6 tok/s	Tight fit
84 ptsGreat (A) · 84 of 100 points: Model quality 29.1/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Gemma 4 E4BGoogle	`Q4_K_M`	6.0 GB	42.3 tok/s	Runs well
83 ptsGreat (A) · 83 of 100 points: Model quality 29.9/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 14.2/15, Memory use 15.0/15	UI-Mate 9BTencent	`Q4_K_M`	7.0 GB	35.9 tok/s	Tight fit
83 ptsGreat (A) · 83 of 100 points: Model quality 29.9/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 14.2/15, Memory use 15.0/15	UI-Venus 2 9BAnt Group (inclusionAI)	`Q4_K_M`	7.0 GB	35.9 tok/s	Tight fit
82 ptsGreat (A) · 82 of 100 points: Model quality 29.1/45, Memory fit 24.0/25, Speed 14.7/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Granite 4.2 8BIBM	`Q4_K_M`	7.7 GB	38.5 tok/s	Tight fit
82 ptsGreat (A) · 82 of 100 points: Model quality 27.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Gemma 4 E2BGoogle	`Q6_K`	5.3 GB	45.8 tok/s	Runs well
82 ptsGreat (A) · 82 of 100 points: Model quality 27.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	TMax 4BAi2	`Q8_0`	5.7 GB	40.9 tok/s	Runs well
82 ptsGreat (A) · 82 of 100 points: Model quality 27.6/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 14.7/15	Qwen3.5 4BAlibaba	`Q6_K`	5.1 GB	50.4 tok/s	Runs well

Best Image models for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

Grade · points	Model	Precision	Memory	Time per output	Fit
85 ptsExcellent (S) · 85 of 100 points: Model quality 35.2/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Z-Image TurboAlibaba (Tongyi)	`Q4 GGUF`	6.1 GB	6.8 s	Runs well
84 ptsGreat (A) · 84 of 100 points: Model quality 34.7/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	FLUX.2 [klein] 4BBlack Forest Labs	`Q8 GGUF`	6.4 GB	2.6 s	Runs well
82 ptsGreat (A) · 82 of 100 points: Model quality 27.3/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Juggernaut XL v9RunDiffusion	`FP8`	5.6 GB	8.7 s	Runs well
82 ptsGreat (A) · 82 of 100 points: Model quality 27.3/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	RealVisXL V5.0SG161222	`FP8`	5.6 GB	8.7 s	Runs well
81 ptsGreat (A) · 81 of 100 points: Model quality 26.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Animagine XL 4.0Cagliostro Lab	`FP8`	5.6 GB	8.1 s	Runs well
81 ptsGreat (A) · 81 of 100 points: Model quality 26.5/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Illustrious XL v0.1OnomaAI	`FP8`	5.6 GB	8.1 s	Runs well

Best Video models for the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

Grade · points	Model	Precision	Memory	Time per output	Fit
72 ptsGreat (A) · 72 of 100 points: Model quality 22.1/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	LTX-Video 2BLightricks	`FP8`	6.1 GB	51 s	Runs well
69 ptsGood (B) · 69 of 100 points: Model quality 19.8/45, Memory fit 20.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 15.0/15	CogVideoX 2BZhipu AI	`FP8`	6.2 GB	2.0 min	Runs well
69 ptsGood (B) · 69 of 100 points: Model quality 15.8/45, Memory fit 25.0/25, Speed 15.0/15, Memory use 13.6/15	AnimateDiff v3 (SD 1.5)Shanghai AI Lab	`FP16`	4.7 GB	43 s	Runs well
66 ptsGood (B) · 66 of 100 points: Model quality 24.3/45, Memory fit 18.0/25, Speed 9.1/15, Memory use 15.0/15	Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3BAlibaba	`FP8`	7.1 GB	8.1 min	Tight fit
60 ptsGood (B) · 60 of 100 points: Model quality 24.3/45, Memory fit 12.0/25, Speed 9.5/15, Memory use 15.0/15	CogVideoX 5BZhipu AI	`FP8`	5.9 GB	7.5 min	Runs well

Best LLMs by task on this hardware Open in Model Finder

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.