← Every GPUNVIDIA · 32 GB VRAM · 1792 GB/s

What can the RTX 5090 run?

With 32 GB, 8 of 12 popular open models fit. The best pick is Qwen3 32B at about 49 tok/s, faster than you can read.

ollama run qwen3:32b

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32 GB VRAM

Every model the RTX 5090 can run

  • Qwen3 4BQuick everyday chat and summaries
    ~390 tok/s
    Runs greatqwen3:4b
  • Qwen3 8BA solid all-rounder for chat and writing
    ~190 tok/s
    Runs greatqwen3:8b
  • Gemma 3 12BReads images as well as text
    ~120 tok/s
    Runs greatgemma3:12b
  • Qwen3 14BNoticeably smarter at reasoning and code
    ~110 tok/s
    Runs greatqwen3:14b
  • gpt-oss 20BOpenAI's open model. Fast, strong reasoning
    ~310 tok/s
    Runs greatgpt-oss:20b
  • Gemma 3 27BGoogle's best open model for its size
    ~58 tok/s
    Runs greatgemma3:27b
  • Qwen3 30B-A3B30B smarts at small-model speed
    ~310 tok/s
    Runs greatqwen3:30b
  • Qwen3 32BStrong coding and long answers
    ~49 tok/s
    Runs greatqwen3:32b
  • Llama 3.3 70BClose to the big cloud models
    needs 45 GB
    Too bigllama3.3:70b
  • gpt-oss 120BOpenAI's largest open model
    needs 67 GB
    Too biggpt-oss:120b
  • Qwen3 235B-A22BAlibaba's flagship open model, for multi-GPU rigs
    needs 144 GB
    Too bigqwen3:235b
  • DeepSeek R1 671BThe full DeepSeek R1, for the biggest rigs
    needs 406 GB
    Too bigdeepseek-r1:671b
Common questions

Can the RTX 5090 run it?

Can the RTX 5090 run Qwen3 30B-A3B?

Yes. Qwen3 30B-A3B needs about 21 GB and the RTX 5090 has 32 GB of VRAM. Expect about 310 tok/s, faster than you can read.

Can the RTX 5090 run Qwen3 32B?

Yes. Qwen3 32B needs about 22 GB and the RTX 5090 has 32 GB of VRAM. Expect about 49 tok/s, faster than you can read.

Can the RTX 5090 run Llama 3.3 70B?

No. Llama 3.3 70B needs about 45 GB and the RTX 5090 has at most 32 GB of VRAM. Ollama can still start it by putting part of the model in system RAM, but it runs several times slower. The most capable model it runs well is Qwen3 32B, at about 49 tok/s.

How we estimate

Generating a token reads the model's active weights from memory once, so speed is roughly memory bandwidth (1792 GB/s) divided by the active weight size, with efficiency calibrated on our own rack. Sizes are Ollama's default 4-bit downloads plus about 1.2 GB for context. Real results are usually within about a third. Measured one yourself? Send us the number.

Want something bigger?

The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC, 128 GB runs gpt-oss 120B at about 31 tok/s, from $3,400 used.

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