Hardware Benchmarks

Best Local LLM Performance for RTX 5060 + RTX 5070

Compare RTX 5060 + RTX 5070 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 5060 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
VRAM
18GB
Architecture
Multi-GPU

Recommended Models

Models we recommend for RTX 5060 + RTX 5070.

Fastest

openai/gpt-oss-20b:2

20B

158.7 tok/s

Highest token generation speed at 158.7 tok/s.

Best quality

qwen/qwen3.5-9b

9B

78.4 tok/sQuality 74.9

Highest completed quality score at 74.9.

Largest context

gpt-oss:20b

20.9B

15.4 tok/sContext 65,536 tokens

Largest context that fits in 18GB VRAM, at 65,536 tokens.

Frequently asked questions

Which models actually run best on the RTX 5060 + RTX 5070, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the RTX 5060 + RTX 5070?
On the RTX 5060 + RTX 5070, openai/gpt-oss-20b ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (63.3/100 at ~25.1 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the RTX 5060 + RTX 5070?
On the RTX 5060 + RTX 5070, openai/gpt-oss-20b:2 ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (87.2/100 at ~154.8 tok/s).

Benchmark Results

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070.