Best GPUs for Local AI Coding Assistants: RTX 4060 Ti 16GB for Value, RTX 4090 for Power

For developers seeking to run local AI coding assistants like Continue.dev, the choice of GPU significantly impacts performance. The RTX 4060 Ti 16GB is recommended as the best value, offering a good balance of speed and model quality for 14B parameter models, suitable for daily professional use. For those requiring higher quality completions with larger models, the RTX 4090 is the top-tier option, capable of running 32B models with minimal editing needed. AI

IMPACT Optimizing GPU choice for local LLM inference directly impacts developer productivity and the feasibility of on-device AI coding assistance.

RANK_REASON Article provides hardware recommendations for a specific software tool (Continue.dev) and its use case (local AI coding).

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• Continue.dev
• RTX 4060 Ti 16GB
• RTX 4070 Ti Super
• Ollama
• Qwen 2.5 Coder 14B
• Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B
• RTX 3060 12GB
• RTX 4090

• infra
• product

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