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Qwen3 8B Runs 30 tok/s on RTX 1070 via Codex Agent
May 26, 2026
Qwen3 8B running locally on consumer GPUs from 2014-2016 era hardware — RTX 1070 at 30 tok/s, GTX 1080 8GB at 18-20 tok/s — with autonomous agent tool-calling including file ops, browser navigation, and package installs working reliably. Suggests the model fits comfortably in 8GB VRAM with usable inference speeds for local agentic workflows.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can run a capable 8B reasoning model locally on 8GB VRAM hardware with enough throughput for agentic coding tasks without cloud API costs.
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founderWorth watching because capable local agentic AI on decade-old consumer GPUs lowers the hardware barrier for self-hosted AI products significantly.