Upgrading from GTX 1070: Is RTX 3060 12GB Enough for Local Image Gen and LLMs?
Guilty_Elk4385 · reddit · 2026-11-15
A Reddit user with an aging GTX 1070 asks whether an RTX 3060 12GB is a sensible budget upgrade. Goals: high-quality local images of people and animals with realistic anatomy, some video experimentation, and running local LLMs like Llama 3.1 8B for roleplay chat. Currently on SD1.5 with painfully slow SDXL. Main concern is avoiding buyer's regret within a year.
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