Hardware Benchmarks

Best Local LLM Performance for 2× RTX 5060

Compare 2× RTX 5060 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.

2× NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
VRAM
16GB
Architecture
Multi-GPU

Recommended Models

Models we recommend for 2× RTX 5060.

Fastest

qwythos-9b-nvfp4

9B

135.1 tok/s

Highest token generation speed at 135.1 tok/s.

Best quality

Ornith-1.5-9B-Q8_0

9B

63.5 tok/sQuality 76.3

Highest completed quality score at 76.3.

Largest context

gemma-4-12B-it-qat-UD-Q4_K_XL

12B

50.2 tok/sContext 262,144 tokens

Largest context that fits in 16GB VRAM, at 262,144 tokens.

Frequently asked questions

Which models actually run best on the 2× RTX 5060, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the 2× RTX 5060?
On the 2× RTX 5060, Ornith-1.5-9B-Q8_0 ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (68.3/100 at ~67.7 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the 2× RTX 5060?
On the 2× RTX 5060, gemma-4-12B-it-qat-UD-Q4_K_XL ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (75.3/100 at ~50.2 tok/s).

Benchmark Results

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for 2× NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060.