What is the best local model for coding on the RTX 2050?

On the RTX 2050, gemma4:26b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (70.8/100 at ~13.3 tok/s).

What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the RTX 2050?

On the RTX 2050, gemma4:e4b ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (75.3/100 at ~17.6 tok/s).

Hardware Benchmarks

Compare RTX 2050 benchmark results and see which models actually earn the best completed quality scores.

GPU-specific specifications for local LLM planning.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050

Models we recommend for RTX 2050.

Fastest

1.1B

87.1 tok/s

Highest token generation speed at 87.1 tok/s.

Best quality & Largest context

25.2B

13.3 tok/sQuality 70.5Context 65,536 tokens

Highest completed quality score at 70.5. Largest context that fits in 4GB VRAM, at 65,536 tokens.

Which models actually run best on the RTX 2050, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the RTX 2050?: On the RTX 2050, gemma4:26b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (70.8/100 at ~13.3 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the RTX 2050?: On the RTX 2050, gemma4:e4b ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (75.3/100 at ~17.6 tok/s).

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050.