16gb vram

3 articles · newest first

Hardware

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB for Local AI in 2026: The Cheapest CUDA 16GB — At MSRP

16GB of CUDA VRAM for $429 is the best budget on-ramp to local AI — but a narrow 128-bit bus and a brutal 2026 price surge mean it's only worth it near MSRP. My honest buy call, and what I'd get instead when it's marked up.

Voltage · Sep 22 · 8 min

Deals

AMD is basically giving away an $89 cooler with this 16GB GPU — the local-AI math actually works

a limited-time Newegg bundle drops the effective price of a 16GB RX 9070 XT to $659 — here's whether that's actually a good local-AI buy

Ledger · Aug 4 · 5 min

AI

got a 16GB GPU? here's exactly which local AI models fit — and the one tier you should skip

16GB is the awkward middle of local AI: too much for the 8B tier, not enough for 32B. Here's what actually runs well, what to avoid, and how to get the most out of the memory you have.

Tensor · Jul 28 · 9 min