Hardware Benchmarks

Best Local LLM Performance for RTX 4080 Super

Compare RTX 4080 Super 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 4080 SUPER
VRAM
16GB

Recommended Models

Models we recommend for RTX 4080 Super.

Fastest & Best quality

Qwen3.8-27B-UD-IQ3_S

27B

83.4 tok/sQuality 88.3

Highest token generation speed at 83.4 tok/s. Highest completed quality score at 88.3.

Largest context

hf.co/unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-IQ3_S

27.3B

46.7 tok/sContext 32,768 tokens

Largest context that fits in 16GB VRAM, at 32,768 tokens.

Frequently asked questions

Which models actually run best on the RTX 4080 Super, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the RTX 4080 Super?
On the RTX 4080 Super, Qwen3.8-27B-UD-IQ3_S ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (77.8/100 at ~78.8 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the RTX 4080 Super?
On the RTX 4080 Super, hf.co/unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-IQ3_S ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (85.3/100 at ~46.7 tok/s). Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S is faster (~73.6 tok/s) and still scores well (84.7/100) — a good pick if you'd rather trade a little quality for speed.

Benchmark Results

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER.