What is the best local model for coding on the RTX 3070?

On the RTX 3070, ornith-35b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (79.6/100 at ~32.4 tok/s).

What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the RTX 3070?

On the RTX 3070, cyber-tiel-coder ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (84.3/100 at ~20.2 tok/s). ornith-35b is faster (~32.4 tok/s) and still scores well (81.3/100) — a good pick if you'd rather trade a little quality for speed.

Hardware Benchmarks

Best Local LLM Performance for RTX 3070

Compare RTX 3070 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 3070

VRAM: 8GB

Recommended Models

Models we recommend for RTX 3070.

Fastest

ornith-35b

35B

32.4 tok/s

Highest token generation speed at 32.4 tok/s.

Best quality

cyber-tiel-coder

Unknown

18.9 tok/sQuality 84.6

Highest completed quality score at 84.6.

Frequently asked questions

Which models actually run best on the RTX 3070, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the RTX 3070?: On the RTX 3070, ornith-35b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (79.6/100 at ~32.4 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the RTX 3070?: On the RTX 3070, cyber-tiel-coder ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (84.3/100 at ~20.2 tok/s). ornith-35b is faster (~32.4 tok/s) and still scores well (81.3/100) — a good pick if you'd rather trade a little quality for speed.

Benchmark Results

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070.

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