Hardware Benchmarks

Best Local LLM Performance for RTX 3090

Compare RTX 3090 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 3090
VRAM
24GB

Recommended Models

Models we recommend for RTX 3090.

Fastest & Best quality & Largest context

Qwen3.8-27B-UD-IQ4_XS

27B

74.0 tok/sQuality 85.0Context 262.144 tokens

Highest token generation speed at 74.0 tok/s. Highest completed quality score at 85.0. Largest context that fits in 24GB VRAM, at 262.144 tokens.

Frequently asked questions

Which models actually run best on the RTX 3090, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the RTX 3090?
On the RTX 3090, Qwen3.8-27B-UD-IQ4_XS ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (79.4/100 at ~65.0 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the RTX 3090?
On the RTX 3090, Qwen3.8-27B-UD-IQ4_XS ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (83.8/100 at ~65.0 tok/s).

Benchmark Results

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090.