RTX 3060 12 GB vs RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB for local AI
The RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB has 4 GB more memory, and that decides it for local AI: it runs a better file (or runs at all) for 34 of 49 models, and 25 run at 8-bit or better against 17.
RTX 3060 12 GB
- VRAM
- 12 GB
- Memory
- GDDR6
- Bandwidth
- 360 GB/s
- Architecture
- Ampere
- FP8 compute
- No
- Launch price
- $329
VS
RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- Memory
- GDDR6
- Bandwidth
- 288 GB/s
- Architecture
- Ada Lovelace
- FP8 compute
- Yes
- Launch price
- $499
01Model by model
| Model | RTX 3060 12 GB | RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| image models | ||||
| FLUX.1 dev | Runs Q5_K_S | Runs well FP8 | ||
| FLUX.1 schnell | Runs Q5_K_S | Runs well FP8 | ||
| FLUX.1 Kontext | Runs Q5_K_M | Runs well FP8 | ||
| FLUX.1 Krea | Runs Q5_K_M | Runs well FP8 | ||
| FLUX.1 Fill | Runs Q5_K_S | Runs well Q8_0 | ||
| FLUX.2 dev | Offload only Q4_K_M | Offload only Q2_K | ||
| FLUX.2 klein 9B | Runs well FP8 | Runs well FP8 | ||
| FLUX.2 klein 4B | Runs well 16-bit | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| Krea 2 | Runs Q5_K_M | Runs well FP8 | ||
| Qwen-Image | Tight Q2_K | Runs Q4_K_M | ||
| Qwen-Image-Edit | Tight Q2_K | Tight Q3_K_M | ||
| Qwen-Image 2.1 | Runs well Q8_0 | Runs well Q8_0 | ||
| Z-Image Turbo | Runs well Q8_0 | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| Z-Image | Runs well Q8_0 | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| Ideogram 4 | Offload only Q4_1 | Runs Q4_1 | ||
| Boogu-Image | Runs Q5_1 | Runs well FP8 | ||
| ERNIE-Image | Runs well Q8_0 | Runs well Q8_0 | ||
| HiDream-O1 | Runs well FP8 | Runs well FP8 | ||
| Mage-Flow | Runs well 16-bit | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| Lumina 2.0 | Runs well 16-bit | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| HiDream-I1 Full | Tight Q3_K_M | Runs Q5_K_M | ||
| HiDream-I1 | Tight Q3_K_M | Runs Q5_K_M | ||
| SD 3.5 Large | Runs well Q8_0 | Runs well Q8_0 | ||
| SD 3.5 Medium | Runs well 16-bit | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| Chroma1-HD | Runs well FP8 | Runs well FP8 | ||
| SDXL | Runs well 16-bit | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| Illustrious / Pony | Runs well 16-bit | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| SD 1.5 | Runs well 16-bit | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| HunyuanImage 2.1 | Tight Q2_K | Runs Q4_K_M | ||
| video models | ||||
| Wan 2.1 14B | Tight Q3_K_M | Runs Q5_K_M | ||
| Wan 2.1 1.3B | Runs well 16-bit | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| Wan 2.1 I2V 480P | Offload only Q3_K_M | Runs Q4_K_M | ||
| Wan 2.1 I2V 720P | Offload only Q4_K_M | Tight Q3_K_M | ||
| Wan VACE 14B | Offload only Q3_K_S | Tight Q3_K_S | ||
| Wan 2.2 T2V | Tight Q3_K_M | Runs Q5_K_M | ||
| Wan 2.2 I2V | Tight Q3_K_M | Runs Q5_K_M | ||
| Wan 2.2 5B | Runs well Q8_0 | Runs well 16-bit | ||
| Wan 2.2 Animate | Tight Q2_K | Tight Q3_K_M | ||
| Wan Animate 2 | Tight Q2_K | Tight Q3_K_M | ||
| Wan 2.2 S2V | Offload only Q4_K_M | Tight Q2_K | ||
| SCAIL-2 | Offload only Q2_K | Tight Q3_K_M | ||
| HunyuanVideo 13B | Tight Q3_K_M | Runs Q6_K | ||
| LTX-Video 13B | Tight Q3_K_M | Runs Q6_K | ||
| HunyuanVideo 1.5 | Runs Q6_K | Runs well FP8 | ||
| LTX-2 | Offload only Q2_K | Tight Q3_K_M | ||
| LTX-2.3 | Offload only Q2_K | Tight Q3_K_M | ||
| LTX-2.5 | Offload only Q2_K | Tight Q2_K | ||
| MiniMax H3 | Offload only Q4_K_M | Offload only Q4_K_M | ||
| MiniMax H3 Pruned | Offload only Q4_K_M | Tight Q3_K_M | ||
Highlighted: the GPU that runs a better file for that model. Launch prices are the maker’s original list prices, not today’s street prices. Calculated from real file sizes; how the numbers work.
02Score
17run well on RTX 3060 12 GB
25run well on RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
0better on RTX 3060 12 GB
34better on RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB