Intel Arc A770 16GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
For running models locally, priced in Germany. At 128k context the first runs 5 models fully in memory, the second 5.
In short
Both have 16 GB of memory for models; the Intel Arc A770 16GB has 560 GB/s of bandwidth and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB 448 GB/s. At 128k context both run the same 5 models we track fully in memory. On the models both run fully in memory, the Intel Arc A770 16GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB are about as fast as each other (estimated). In Germany the Intel Arc A770 16GB costs 646 € at eBay and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB 739 € at Amazon: the Intel Arc A770 16GB is 93 € cheaper.
Updated . Speeds are estimates; how they are worked out.
Specifications
| Spec | Intel Arc A770 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arc A770 16GB | GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 | 16 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 560 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 131 TFLOPS | 47 TFLOPS |
| Software | SYCL / oneAPI | CUDA |
| Board power | 225 W | 180 W |
| PCIe generation | Gen 4 | Gen 5 |
| PCIe lanes | x16 | x8 |
What each runs
Estimated decode speed with the most precise quant that fits each one est.
| Model | Intel Arc A770 16GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 12B | 23tok/sQ6_K | 23tok/sQ6_K |
| Qwen 3.5 9B | 20tok/sQ8_0 | 20tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen 3.5 4B | 32tok/sQ8_0 | 32tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 4 E4B | 23tok/sQ8_0 | 23tok/sQ8_0 |
| LFM2.5 8B-A1B | 21tok/sUD-Q6_K | 23tok/sUD-Q6_K |
| Qwen 3.8 27B | offload | offload |
| Qwen 3.6 27B | offload | offload |
| Gemma 4 31B | offload | offload |
| Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B | offload | offload |
| Qwen 3.5 27B | offload | offload |
| Gemma 4 26B-A4B | offload | offload |
| Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B | offload | offload |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | offload | offload |
| Devstral Small 2 24B | offload | offload |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | offload | offload |
| gpt-oss 20B | offload | offload |
| Kimi Linear 48B-A3B | offload | offload |
| Qwen3 Coder 30B-A3B | offload | offload |
| Gemma 3 27B | offload | offload |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | offload | offload |
| Ministral 3 14B | offload | offload |
| Qwen3 14B | offload | offload |
| DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | offload | offload |
| Qwen3 8B | offload | offload |
| Phi-4 14B | offload | offload |
| Ministral 3 8B | offload | offload |
| Granite 4.2 8B | offload | offload |
| Llama 3.1 8B | offload | offload |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | won't run | won't run |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen 3.8 Flash Next | won't run | won't run |
| MiniMax M2.7 | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B | won't run | won't run |
| Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen3 Coder Next | won't run | won't run |
| gpt-oss 120B | won't run | won't run |
| Mistral Small 4 119B | won't run | won't run |
| GLM 4.5 Air | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen3 32B | won't run | won't run |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | won't run | won't run |
| Llama 3.3 70B | won't run | won't run |
Questions
- Which is better for local AI, the Intel Arc A770 16GB or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?
- Choose the Intel Arc A770 16GB to spend less.
- Which can run bigger models, the Intel Arc A770 16GB or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?
- At 128k context both run the same 5 models we track fully in memory.
- Which is faster for local AI, the Intel Arc A770 16GB or the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?
- On the models both run fully in memory, the Intel Arc A770 16GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB are about as fast as each other (estimated).
- What is the price difference between the Intel Arc A770 16GB and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB?
- In Germany the Intel Arc A770 16GB costs 646 € at eBay and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB 739 € at Amazon: the Intel Arc A770 16GB is 93 € cheaper.
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