Model benchmarks

gemma4:12b-it-qat local LLM performance

As of September 2026, gemma4:12b-it-qat runs at up to 54.0 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 2 GPUs).

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Model size

11.9B

Peak speed

54.0 tok/s

Average speed

43.8 tok/s

Avg PP

1113.9 tok/s

Min memory

7.4 GB

Max context

65.536 tokens

Avg output / run

13.117 tokens

Avg runtime / run

5m 49s

Avg quality

72.2

Benchmark runs

2

GPUs tested

2

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 2 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall70.072.274.4
Agent Workflow66.474.081.7
Code Generation63.364.565.7
Role Play & Narrative73.277.782.2
Research & Analysis70.472.674.9

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination gemma4:12b-it-qat has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XTOllamaQ4_054.0 tok/s54.0 tok/s7.4 GB8.192 tokens69.81
AMD Radeon RX 9050 / 9060 XTOllamaQ4_033.5 tok/s33.5 tok/s8.2 GB65.536 tokens74.61

Benchmark runs

All 2 gemma4:12b-it-qat runs submitted so far — expand one for its hardware, quality breakdown and per-scenario detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is gemma4:12b-it-qat good for coding?
In our benchmarks, gemma4:12b-it-qat scores 64.5/100 for coding. It runs at about 43.8 tok/s, so if you want more speed, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:IQ3_S is faster (~104.3 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (83.0/100).
Is gemma4:12b-it-qat good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, gemma4:12b-it-qat scores 74.0/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 43.8 tok/s, so if you want more speed, granite-4.2-8b-Q4_K_L is faster (~71.6 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (92.9/100).
How fast is gemma4:12b-it-qat for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, gemma4:12b-it-qat reaches up to 54.0 tok/s and averages 43.8 tok/s, with the fastest results on AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT.
How much memory does gemma4:12b-it-qat need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 7.4 GB of memory (quantizations tested: Q4_0).
Which tools have been used to run gemma4:12b-it-qat?
Benchmarks were submitted using Ollama. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.