Verified result
Performance class
This run ranks #24 among 53 verified runs on VRAM Check.
Ranks compare published benchmark runs, not unique GPU models. The same GPU model may appear more than once. Comparison for TinyLlama 1.1B (Q4_K_M) / Q4_K_M, not overall AI performance.
Tasks to explore: Coding · General chat · Math / reasoning · Embeddings.
User-prepared GTX 1080 illustration. Board design and framing may differ.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10802.5 tok/s separates this run from the next place.
See the sections below for model suggestions and possible next steps.
The computer completed the standard test, passed every required check, and earned a public ranking.
This is the verified text generation speed used to rank this computer.
These measurements show how quickly the model reads, starts answering, and continues writing, plus how consistent the test was.
Choose a task, compare memory requirements, and open a model to explore compatible hardware.
61 of 139 catalog profiles meet the memory estimate.
Three points across the memory range, not a model-quality ranking.
Within the planning budget.
Memory fit is a starting point, not a speed guarantee. Context length, runtime and other applications can change actual memory use. Only the benchmark model was timed.
Compatibility estimates updated Oct 19, 2026. They combine this measured run with the model catalog; each suggested model was not benchmarked directly.
Good starting points: Qwen3.5 9B · Granite 4.2 8B · Granite Code 8B.
The clearest next unlocks are Codestral 22B · Granite Code 20B · GPT-OSS 20B.
Good starting points: Qwen3.5 9B · Granite 4.2 8B · Gemma 2 9B IT.
The clearest next unlocks are GPT-OSS 20B · Gemma 4 E4B Instruct · Phi-4.
Good starting points: Qwen3.5 9B · Granite 4.2 8B · Falcon3 10B Instruct.
The clearest next unlocks are GPT-OSS 20B · Gemma 4 E4B Instruct · Gemma 4 12B Instruct.
Good starting points: Qwen3 Embedding 8B · mxbai-embed-large · Nomic Embed Text v1.5.
More capacity would make this task feel safer, but it would not unlock a new class of models yet.
See the main constraint, the evidence behind it, and why the recommendation focuses there.
This run had 6.4 GB available for model data. That is enough for smaller local AI tasks, but larger coding and reasoning models run out of room before speed becomes the main problem.
Bigger coding and reasoning families run out of room before speed becomes the main issue.
Smaller local AI tasks should already run comfortably on this computer.
That is the most direct way to move from smaller models to larger ones.
More graphics memory would unlock larger models more reliably than simply choosing a faster GPU with the same memory capacity.
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Choose the model you want to run. Compare hardware that meets its estimated memory needs, not a generic upgrade tier.
Your starting point: 6.4 GB model budget / 63.9 GB system RAMMemory estimates use the selected quantization and the planner's reserved-memory budget. Context size, runtime support and other applications change actual requirements. This is a shortlist for investigation, not a measured benchmark on the target model or a best-value award.
A desktop-style GPU name does not prove this computer is upgradeable. Check chassis clearance, power supply and connectors, motherboard support, and support for the chosen model on your operating system and inference runtime. Catalog prices can be stale.
The report above gives you the answer first. Open this area only when you want to compare individual models or inspect the repeated measurements behind the score.
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