LocalFit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060: which models fit?

NVIDIA · GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060

Memory8 GB GDDR6BandwidthUnknown not published in reviewed sourcesPlanned for models8.0 GiB all VRAM usableFilesGGUF llama.cpp format

Editorial pick · 8 GB GPUsK2-Horizon-7B Q4_K_M All picks

Context

Budget = file + KV cache + 1 GiB runtime + 0.5 GiB spare. Macs: 75% of memory. Details

20 models fit RTX 4060 · 8K context

Ranked by Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, unranked models last. Arena is shown separately. How ranking works

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · top 10 models that fit RTX 4060 · higher is better

  1. K2-Horizon-7B20.6
  2. K2-Horizon-3.7B15.6
  3. Qwen3.5-9B13.3
  4. Qwen3.5-4B13.1
  5. MiniCPM5-2B12.5
  6. Granite 4.2 8B11.1
  7. G9v3-3B10.8
  8. Granite 4.2 3B9.1
  9. MiniCPM5-1B8.8
  10. Nanbeige4.1-3B8.4

AA estimate

Generation speed

Tokens per second on RTX 4060, best file for each of the same models · higher is better

No generation value for these models on RTX 4060: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.

WeightsKV cacheRuntimeFreeMeasuredlinks to its sourceEstimatedshown with ~Unknownnever zero
  1. 1

    K2-Horizon-7B

    IFM/K2-Horizon-7B

    2026-09-03size unknown

    AA index20.6rank #33
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q4_K_M5.2 GiB fileFits
    7.3 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈9K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file5.21 GiBIFM/K2-Horizon-7B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K1.13 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted7.33 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈9K tokens (native 512K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q5_K_M 6.0 GiB · tight · files
    • Q8_0 8.9 GiB · too big · files
    • FP16 16.8 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 20.6 K2 Horizon 7B · Arena unknown · Model page

  2. 2

    K2-Horizon-3.7B

    IFM/K2-Horizon-3.7B

    2026-09-03size unknown

    AA index15.6rank #41
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_05.0 GiB fileFits
    7.1 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈11K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file5.02 GiBIFM/K2-Horizon-3.7B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K1.13 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted7.14 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈11K tokens (native 512K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 2.9 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 3.4 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 9.4 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 15.6 K2 Horizon 3.7B · Arena unknown · Model page

  3. 3

    Qwen3.5-9B

    Qwen/Qwen3.5-9B

    2026-03-029B dense

    AA index13.3 AA estimaterank #45
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q5_K_M6.1 GiB fileFits · conditional
    7.4 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈12K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file6.13 GiBunsloth/Qwen3.5-9B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.25 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted7.38 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈12K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 5.3 GiB · fits · files
    • Q8_0 8.9 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 13.3 AA estimate Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) · Arena unknown · Model page

  4. 4

    Qwen3.5-4B

    Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B

    2026-03-024B dense

    AA index13.1 AA estimaterank #48
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_04.2 GiB fileFits · conditional
    5.4 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈74K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file4.17 GiBunsloth/Qwen3.5-4B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.25 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted5.42 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈74K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 2.6 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 2.9 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 13.1 AA estimate Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) · Arena unknown · Model page

  5. 5

    MiniCPM5-2B

    openbmb/MiniCPM5-2B

    2026-09-072.5B dense

    AA index12.5rank #51
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_02.5 GiB fileFits
    3.8 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈98K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file2.50 GiBopenbmb/MiniCPM5-2B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.33 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted3.82 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈98K tokens (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 1.5 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 1.8 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 4.7 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 12.5 MiniCPM5-2B · Arena unknown · Model page

  6. 6

    Granite 4.2 8B

    ibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b

    2026-08-258B dense

    AA index11.1rank #56
    Arena1,320
    Best file & memory
    Q4_K_M5.0 GiB fileFits
    7.2 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈10K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file4.98 GiBibm-granite/granite-4.2-8b-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K1.25 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted7.23 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈10K tokens (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q5_K_M 5.8 GiB · tight · files
    • Q8_0 8.7 GiB · too big · files
    • FP16 16.4 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 11.1 Granite 4.2 8B · Arena 1,320 · Model page

  7. 7

    G9v3-3B

    AI9Stars/G9v3-3B

    2026-07 (day unknown)3B dense

    AA index10.8 AA estimaterank #58
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_03.0 GiB fileFits
    4.4 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈70K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file2.96 GiBmradermacher/G9v3-3B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.41 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted4.37 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈70K tokens (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 1.7 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 2.0 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 5.6 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 10.8 AA estimate G9v3-3B · Arena unknown · Model page

  8. 8

    Granite 4.2 3B

    ibm-granite/granite-4.2-3b

    2026-08-253B dense

    AA index9.1rank #64
    Arena1,293
    Best file & memory
    Q8_03.6 GiB fileFits
    5.3 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈37K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file3.63 GiBibm-granite/granite-4.2-3b-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.63 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted5.25 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈37K tokens (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 2.1 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 2.4 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 6.8 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 9.1 Granite 4.2 3B · Arena 1,293 · Model page

  9. 9

    MiniCPM5-1B

    openbmb/MiniCPM5-1B

    2026-05-191.1B dense

    AA index8.8 AA estimaterank #67
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_01.1 GiB fileFits
    2.3 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈128K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file1.07 GiBopenbmb/MiniCPM5-1B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.19 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted2.26 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈128K tokens (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 0.6 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 0.7 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 2.0 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 8.8 AA estimate MiniCPM5-1B (Reasoning) · Arena unknown · Model page

  10. 10

    Nanbeige4.1-3B

    Nanbeige/Nanbeige4.1-3B

    2026-02 (day unknown)3B dense

    AA index8.4 AA estimaterank #69
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_03.9 GiB fileFits
    5.4 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈42K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file3.90 GiBmradermacher/Nanbeige4.1-3B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.50 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted5.40 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈42K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 2.3 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 2.6 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 7.3 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 8.4 AA estimate Nanbeige4.1-3B · Arena unknown · Model page

  11. 11

    LFM2.5-2.6B

    LiquidAI/LFM2.5-2.6B

    2026-08-042.7B dense

    AA index8.4 AA estimaterank #70
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_02.7 GiB fileFits · conditional
    3.8 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈128K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file2.68 GiBLiquidAI/LFM2.5-2.6B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.13 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted3.80 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈128K tokens (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 1.6 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 1.8 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 5.0 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 8.4 AA estimate LFM2.5-2.6B · Arena unknown · Model page

  12. 12

    Falcon-H1R-7B

    tiiuae/Falcon-H1R-7B

    2026-01-057B dense

    AA index7.8 AA estimaterank #71
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q5_K_M5.0 GiB fileFits · conditional
    6.4 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈34K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file5.02 GiBtiiuae/Falcon-H1R-7B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.34 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted6.36 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈34K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 4.3 GiB · fits · files
    • Q8_0 7.5 GiB · too big · files
    • FP16 14.1 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 7.8 AA estimate Falcon-H1R-7B · Arena unknown · Model page

  13. 13

    Step3 VL 10B

    stepfun-ai/Step3-VL-10B

    2026-01 (day unknown)10B dense

    AA index7.7 AA estimaterank #73
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q4_K_M4.7 GiB fileFits
    6.8 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈13K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file4.68 GiBJamePeng2023/Step3-VL-10B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K1.13 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted6.81 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈13K tokens (native 64K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q5_K_M 5.4 GiB · tight · files
    • Q8_0 8.1 GiB · too big · files
    • FP16 15.3 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 7.7 AA estimate Step3 VL 10B · Arena unknown · Model page

  14. 14

    LFM2.5-8B-A1B

    LiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B

    2026-05-288.3B · 1.5B active

    AA index7.2 AA estimaterank #74
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q5_K_M5.6 GiB fileFits · conditional
    6.7 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈75K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file5.62 GiBLiquidAI/LFM2.5-8B-A1B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.09 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted6.71 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈75K tokens (native 125K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 4.8 GiB · fits · files
    • Q8_0 8.4 GiB · too big · files
    • FP16 15.8 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 7.2 AA estimate LFM2.5-8B-A1B · Arena unknown · Model page

  15. 15

    NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B

    nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4B-BF16

    2026-03-164B dense

    AA index4.8rank #75
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_03.9 GiB fileFits · conditional
    5.1 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈164K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file3.94 GiBunsloth/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-4B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.13 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted5.07 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈164K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 2.6 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 2.9 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 4.8 NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 4B · Arena unknown · Model page

  16. 16

    MiMo-V2.6-Distill-Qwen-9B

    XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-V2.6-Distill-Qwen-9B

    2026-09-229B dense

    AA index—unranked
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q4_K_M5.4 GiB fileFits · conditional
    6.7 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈34K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file5.44 GiBbartowski/MiMo-V2.6-Distill-Qwen-9B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.25 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted6.69 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈34K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q5_K_M 6.4 GiB · tight · files
    • Q8_0 8.9 GiB · too big · files
    • FP16 16.7 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA index unknown · Arena unknown · Model page

  17. 17

    K2-Horizon-0.9B

    IFM/K2-Horizon-0.9B

    2026-09-03size unknown

    AA index—unranked
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_01.1 GiB fileFits
    2.5 of 8.0 GiB8K ctx · max ≈99K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file1.07 GiBIFM/K2-Horizon-0.9B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.44 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Accounted2.51 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈99K tokens (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 0.6 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 0.7 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 2.0 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA index unknown · Arena unknown · Model page

  18. 18

    Ornith-1.5-9B

    ornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B

    2026-08 (day unknown)9B dense

    AA index—unranked
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q5_K_M6.2 GiB fileFits · conditional
    7.4 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈10K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file6.19 GiBornith-ai/Ornith-1.5-9B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.25 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted7.44 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈10K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 5.4 GiB · fits · files
    • Q8_0 9.1 GiB · too big · files
    • FP16 16.7 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA index unknown · Arena unknown · Model page

  19. 19

    Qwen3.5-0.8B

    Qwen/Qwen3.5-0.8B

    2026-03-020.8B dense

    AA index—unranked
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_00.8 GiB fileFits · conditional
    1.8 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈256K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file0.76 GiBunsloth/Qwen3.5-0.8B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.09 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted1.85 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈256K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 0.5 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 0.5 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 1.4 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA index unknown · Arena unknown · Model page

  20. 20

    Qwen3.5-2B

    Qwen/Qwen3.5-2B

    2026-03-022B dense

    AA index—unranked
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_01.9 GiB fileFits · conditional
    3.0 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx · max ≈256K
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file1.87 GiBunsloth/Qwen3.5-2B-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K0.09 GiBFP16 cache from config.json Estimated
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted2.97 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: ≈256K tokens (native 256K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 1.2 GiB · fits · files
    • Q5_K_M 1.3 GiB · fits · files
    • FP16 3.5 GiB · fits · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA index unknown · Arena unknown · Model page

May fit: KV-cache size unknown 3

Weights and runtime fit, but the cache for this attention type is not established. Ranked by AA index.

  1. Ling-3.0-tiny

    inclusionAI/Ling-3.0-tiny

    2026-08 (day unknown)7.9B · 1.3B active

    AA index11.1rank #57
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q5_K_M5.2 GiB fileCache unknown
    6.2 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file5.25 GiBinclusionAI/Ling-3.0-tiny-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K—Unknown
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted6.25 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: unknown (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 4.5 GiB · cache unknown · files
    • Q8_0 7.8 GiB · too big · files
    • FP16 14.7 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • KV-cache size could not be established from the config (compressed or backend-specific attention).
    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 11.1 Ling 3.0 Tiny · Arena unknown · Model page

  2. Gemma 4 E4B (it)

    google/gemma-4-E4B-it

    2026-04-028B dense

    AA index8.9rank #66
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q5_K_M5.1 GiB fileCache unknown
    6.1 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file5.11 GiBunsloth/gemma-4-E4B-it-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K—Unknown
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted6.11 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: unknown (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 4.6 GiB · cache unknown · files
    • Q8_0 7.6 GiB · too big · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • KV-cache size could not be established from the config (compressed or backend-specific attention).
    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 8.9 Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) · Arena unknown · Model page

  3. Gemma 4 E2B

    google/gemma-4-E2B-it

    2026-04-025.1B dense

    AA index7.8 AA estimaterank #72
    Arena—
    Best file & memory
    Q8_04.7 GiB fileCache unknown
    5.7 of 8.0 GiB+8K ctx
    Prompt—Unknown
    Generate—Unknown
    First token · 4K prompt—Unknown

    Memory budget

    Weights file4.70 GiBunsloth/gemma-4-E2B-it-GGUF HF files
    KV cache · 8K—Unknown
    Runtime allowance1.00 GiBplanning assumption Estimated
    Recurrent state—Unknown
    Accounted5.70 GiBof 8.0 GiB usable (100% of 8 GB) · 0.5 GiB spare margin required

    Max context in free memory: unknown (native 128K).

    Other GGUF files

    • Q4_K_M 2.9 GiB · cache unknown · files
    • Q5_K_M 3.1 GiB · cache unknown · files

    Where the speeds come from

    • Prompt unknown: no measured report, and no comparable vendor FP16 figure or device calibration.
    • Generate unknown: no measured report, and bandwidth, active size or backend calibration is missing.
    • First token unknown: needs a prefill value.

    Caveats

    • KV-cache size could not be established from the config (compressed or backend-specific attention).
    • Fixed recurrent/convolution state is unknown and not included.
    • Text-only budget. A downloadable file does not prove your runtime supports this architecture.

    AA 7.8 AA estimate Gemma 4 E2B (Reasoning) · Arena unknown · Model page

62 models too big for RTX 4060

Specs & sources

Memory8 GB GDDR6source
BandwidthunknownNo official NVIDIA statement of RTX 4060 bandwidth or memory data rate found (product page, launch article, press release, VRAM article checked).
FP16unknownAD107 not in any NVIDIA whitepaper; only '242 AI TOPS' published.
Power115 Wsource

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