Budget GPU Advice for Local LLMs: Modded 2080 Ti vs Mi50 Under $700
Current-Set1963 · reddit · 2026-09-07
A reader planning to run quantized 30B models locally (Qwen 3.8 27B Q4KM at 20+ T/s) on a $700 budget compares listings from Chinese marketplaces: a modded RTX 3080 20GB at $570, an AMD Mi50 32GB at $390, and a modded 2080 Ti 22GB at $330 ($530 shipped with customs). They lean toward the 2080 Ti but worry 22GB limits context length, and are weighing dual Mi50 16GB cards ($240) or a single 32GB Mi50 instead.
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