NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ampere Ti with GDDR6X at 608 GB/s. 8 GB VRAM is the ceiling — same as base 3070, no improvement on the variable that matters. Runs 7B Q4 at ~110-145 tok/s with ExLlamaV2 thanks to bandwidth + Tensor compute. Used $320-380. The 'paid for the Ti suffix, got the same 8 GB' card; only worth it over the base 3070 if buying new.
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Sub-scores sum to 512 / 1000. Headline = 512 × 0.70 (Estimated-confidence discount) = 358. This is an algorithmic performance-tier score — distinct from, and often lower than, the editorial “Our verdict” below, which weighs value and real-world fit (especially for hardware we haven’t measured yet). How scoring works →
Extrapolated from 608 GB/s bandwidth — 73.0 tok/s estimated. No measured benchmarks yet.
Plain-English: Comfortable for 7B chat.
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This card is for the operator who already owns a 3070 and wants a modest inference speed bump without changing VRAM constraints. It runs 7B Q4 models at 110-145 tok/s with ExLlamaV2, and can handle 13B Q4 at 60-80 tok/s. The 8 GB VRAM ceiling breaks on 30B+ models, and even 13B Q4 with a 4K context leaves little headroom. Pass if you need to run 13B with long context or any 30B class model—the 8 GB limit is the same as the base 3070. At ~$350 used, the Ti suffix adds ~15% bandwidth over the 3070 for ~$50-80 more, which is fair only if you're buying new and need that extra speed.
›Why this rating
The 3070 Ti offers strong 7B performance but is hamstrung by 8 GB VRAM, limiting its utility for larger models. It's a marginal upgrade over the 3070, and the price premium only makes sense for new buyers who can't find a 3070.
Overview
Ampere Ti with GDDR6X at 608 GB/s. 8 GB VRAM is the ceiling — same as base 3070, no improvement on the variable that matters. Runs 7B Q4 at ~110-145 tok/s with ExLlamaV2 thanks to bandwidth + Tensor compute. Used $320-380. The 'paid for the Ti suffix, got the same 8 GB' card; only worth it over the base 3070 if buying new.
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Specs
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| Power draw (peak) | 290 W |
| Released | 2021 |
| MSRP | $599 |
| Backends | CUDA Vulkan |
Models that fit
Open-weight models small enough to run on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with usable context.
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