AMD Radeon RX 7600 for local LLMs
Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated
With 8 GB of GDDR6 at 288 GB/s, the RX 7600 runs 61 catalogued models at Q4_K_M with 8K context. The largest that fits is K2 Horizon 7B (~7.4 GB), and the top pick is Qwen 3.5 9B at 19–39 tok/s.
8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, 288 GB/s. The same memory system as the 16 GB RX 7600 XT with half the capacity.
Models that run on the RX 7600
Q4_K_M, 8K context, 8 GB usable. Ranked by quality and speed.
| Model | Memory · marker = 8 GB | VRAM | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.5 9B Qwen 3.5 | 6.6 GB | 19–39 tok/s | |
| GLM-4 9B GLM-4.7 / GLM-Z1 | 6.2 GB | 17–35 tok/s | |
| GLM-4.6V-Flash 9B GLM-4.6V | 6.2 GB | 17–35 tok/s | |
| EuroLLM 9B EuroLLM | 6.2 GB | 17–35 tok/s | |
| MiMo-V2.6 Distill 9B MiMo-V2.6 | 6.5 GB | 19–40 tok/s | |
| Ternary Bonsai 2 9B Ternary Bonsai 2 | 6.5 GB | 19–40 tok/s | |
| InternLM 3 8B Instruct InternLM 3 | 6.5 GB | 19–40 tok/s | |
| LFM2.5-8B-A1B LFM2.5 | 5.8 GB | 44–92 tok/s | |
| Qwen 3 8B Qwen 3 | 7 GB | 18–37 tok/s | |
| Aya Expanse 8B Aya Expanse | 6.7 GB | 19–38 tok/s | |
| Ministral 8B Ministral | 6.9 GB | 18–38 tok/s | |
| Gemma 4 E4B Gemma 4 | 5.6 GB | 18–38 tok/s |
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Speed vs other GPUs
Llama 3.1 8B, Q4_K_M. Estimated ranges. How this is calculated
Specifications
Specs last updated 2026-10-07.
- Memory
- 8 GB GDDR6
- Memory bandwidth
- 288 GB/s
- Memory bus
- 128-bit
- Architecture
- RDNA 3 Navi 33
- Series
- RX 7000-series
- Board power
- 165 W
- Release year
- 2023
- Compute backends
- ROCM, VULKAN
- Usable for models
- 8 GB
Similar GPUs
Frequently asked questions
Can the AMD Radeon RX 7600 run local LLMs?
Yes. With 8 GB (8 GB usable by a model) it runs 61 of the catalogued models at Q4_K_M with 8K context; the largest is K2 Horizon 7B, needing about 7.4 GB.
How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 7600 for AI inference?
It is estimated to run Llama 3.1 8B at 20–42 tok/s at Q4_K_M. Llama 3.3 70B does not fit: it needs about 44 GB against 8 GB usable. These are modelled estimates from memory bandwidth, not measurements; the methodology page shows the formula.
What LLMs can I run on 8 GB?
Among the best that fit: Qwen 3.5 9B, GLM-4 9B, GLM-4.6V-Flash 9B, EuroLLM 9B, MiMo-V2.6 Distill 9B.