Hardware Benchmarks

Best Local LLM Performance for RTX 3050

Compare RTX 3050 benchmark results and see which models actually earn the best completed quality scores.

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Hardware Overview

GPU-specific specifications for local LLM planning.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
VRAM
8GB

Recommended Models

Models we recommend for RTX 3050.

Fastest & Best quality & Largest context

SC117/Qwen3_6-35B-A3B-uncensored-heretic-Native-MTP-Preserved-APEX-I-Compact

35B

35.4 tok/sQuality 80.2Context 131,072 tokens

Highest token generation speed at 35.4 tok/s. Highest completed quality score at 80.2. Largest context that fits in 8GB VRAM, at 131,072 tokens.

Frequently asked questions

Which models actually run best on the RTX 3050, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the RTX 3050?
On the RTX 3050, SC117/Qwen3_6-35B-A3B-uncensored-heretic-Native-MTP-Preserved-APEX-I-Compact ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (70.5/100 at ~34.6 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the RTX 3050?
On the RTX 3050, SC117/Qwen3_6-35B-A3B-uncensored-heretic-Native-MTP-Preserved-APEX-I-Compact ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (75.9/100 at ~34.6 tok/s).

Benchmark Results

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050.

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