What are the best models to run on 48 GB of VRAM with two RTX 3090s?
ludos1978 · reddit · 2026-07-22
The author asks for recommendations on the best models to run on 48 GB of VRAM, using two RTX 3090s.
They are looking for models suitable for:
- Hermes-style use cases,
- OpenClaw,
- and general programming tasks.
They already have Qwen 3.6 27B and Ornith in mind, and want suggestions for other strong options, plus comparisons of what people are actually using and testing.
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