What hardware runs SmolLM3 3B?

The cheapest cataloged machine that runs SmolLM3 3B on the GPU is a AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM. Here are the most affordable rigs that fit it, smallest memory first.

machinebest fitverdictspeed
AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 30–50 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 · 8GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 50–85 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 · 8GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 30–50 tok/s
Apple M1 · 8GB 3B Q4_K_M ✅ Runs (tight) 16–25 tok/s
Apple M2 · 8GB 3B Q4_K_M ✅ Runs (tight) 25–40 tok/s
Apple M3 · 8GB 3B Q4_K_M ✅ Runs (tight) 25–40 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 · 10GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 85–140 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT · 12GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 40–70 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT · 12GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 45–75 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 · 12GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 40–65 tok/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 · 12GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 55–95 tok/s
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT · 16GB VRAM 3B Q8_0 ✅ Runs comfortably 55–90 tok/s

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Planning a whole workflow? Rigs for a coding agent · local chat · reasoning · local RAG setup.

$npx runlocal-sh can-i-run smollm3 --hardware <your-rig>

Verdicts use the same GQA-aware fit math as the CLI — a AMD Radeon RX 7600 verdict here matches what runlocal tells you on the machine.