AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB — Benchmarks & Specs
Short answer: the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB generates a median 108 tokens/sec on 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp, across 4 cited runs from llama.cpp GitHub and llm-tracker.info. Its 48 GB of VRAM holds up to DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama 70B at Q4_K_M with an ~8K context, by the Will-It-Run matrix's sizing (27 of 27 models fit). A used eBay listing for it is $3,570.66, checked (listings can end at any time).
- Median speed 108 tok/s 4 cited runs, 7-9B at Q4, llama.cpp
- Fits in 48 GB up to DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama 70B at Q4_K_M → at ~8K context; 27 of 27 models in the Will-It-Run matrix
Who should buy this instead: the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB's 48 GB puts it in the 48 GB+ tier of the local-LLM GPU picks by VRAM (one card per tier, each with cited tok/s). If the models you run fit in 24 GB, compare the 24 GB pick. If they need more than 48 GB, start at the 128 GB unified pick.
AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB: verdict by use case
- For everyday local models (7-9B dense): a median 108 tok/s at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp, across 4 cited runs (llama.cpp GitHub, llm-tracker.info).
- For 70B-class local models (65-73B dense): a median 11.3 tok/s at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp, across 7 cited runs (Tom's Hardware, Windows Forum).
- For the largest model in 48 GB: DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama 70B at Q4_K_M with an ~8K context; 27 of the 27 models in the Will-It-Run matrix fit.
Each verdict quotes a figure from a linked source or a row in the tables below. Where no cited figure exists for a use case, there is no verdict line for it.
Bottom line: how fast is the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB?
SpecPicks median: 108 tokens/sec across 4 cited single-user runs of 7-9B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp (range 68.5–127 tok/s), from llama.cpp GitHub (2 runs), llm-tracker.info (2 runs). For larger models, the SpecPicks median is 11.3 tokens/sec across 7 cited single-user runs of 65-73B dense models at 4-bit (Q4) under llama.cpp (range 10.4–12.7 tok/s), from Tom's Hardware (3 runs), Windows Forum, llm-tracker.info (3 runs). For local LLM inference it generates 11.3 tokens/sec running llama3.1:70b at q4_K_M under llama.cpp, per llm-tracker.info. In PassMark G3D Mark it scores 27,729 points, per PassMark. Its 48 GB of VRAM is the binding constraint for local inference: the llama3.1:70b run above (70.6B parameters) is the largest model on file at 4-bit quantization on this card. That run's source does not report a context length; the Will-It-Run matrix sizes each model at its listed quantization with an ~8K context, and by that measure DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama 70B at Q4_K_M is the largest that fits in 48 GB.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from; the SpecPicks median is computed here from the runs it names, each a row in the AI table. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
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Read the full comparison → Radeon Pro W7900 48GB vs RTX A6000 48GB for Local 70B Inference (2026)
Check what fits in 48 GB: by file size at each listed quantization, 27 of the 27 open-weight model files in the SpecPicks Will-It-Run matrix load entirely into the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB's 48 GB while keeping at least 1.5 GB reserved for an ~8K context; the largest, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama 70B (a 42.5 GB Q4_K_M file per its Hugging Face listing), leaves roughly 5.5 GB free. Check a model in the Will-It-Run matrix →
What fits in the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB's 48 GB, and what doesn't
7 of these 7 model files load whole into 48 GB with room for an ~8K context. A file fits when the card keeps at least 1.5 GB free after the weights; file sizes are the GGUF downloads on Hugging Face. Speeds are this card's single-user generation speed from cited community runs at the Q4-class file listed; a row with no cited run says so rather than estimating one.
| Model | Quant | Fits in 48 GB? | Cited speed on this card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B 4.9 GB file | Q4_K_M | Fits~43.1 GB left for context | 86.2 tok/smedian of 3 cited runs, per llm-tracker.info (lhl) — vLLM benchmark_serving.py |
| Qwen3 14B 9 GB file | Q4_K_M | Fits~39 GB left for context | No public measurement on file |
| gpt-oss-20b 21B-A3.6B · 12.1 GB file | MXFP4 | Fits~35.9 GB left for context | No public measurement on file |
| Qwen3 30B-A3B 18.6 GB file | Q4_K_M | Fits~29.4 GB left for context | No public measurement on file |
| Qwen3 32B 19.8 GB file | Q4_K_M | Fits~28.2 GB left for context | No public measurement on file |
| Gemma 3 27B 28.7 GB file | Q8_0 | Fits~19.3 GB left for context | No public measurement on file |
| Llama 3.3 70B 42.5 GB file | Q4_K_M | Fits~5.5 GB left for context | No public measurement on file |
The AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB is a graphics card from the RDNA3 Pro family released in 2023 from AMD. Key on-paper specs include 48 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, 295W TDP. It launched with a $3,999 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current listings. Data on this page draws on 11 linked listings, 4 synthetic benchmark results, 26 community AI inference reports (top 18 shown), compiled from llm-tracker.info, Tom's Hardware, llama.cpp GitHub, RWKV-Inference-Performance-Test GitHub issue #9, TopCPU, Windows Forum, PassMark; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the AMD Radeon Pro W7900 48GB, comparing it against other graphics cards in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (synthetic benchmark scores or local LLM inference).
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 127.4 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub 2024-05 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 121.2 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussions 2024-06 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q5_K_M llama.cpp | 96.0 tok/s | 4.4 GB | llm-tracker.info 2024-12 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 94.8 tok/s | 4.4 GB | llm-tracker.info 2024-01-28 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4f16_1 (MLC) mlc-llm | 92.8 tok/s | 4.2 GB | llm-tracker.info (lhl) — vLLM benchmark_serving.py 2024-12-06 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp (speculative decoding, +1B draft) | 86.2 tok/s | 6.1 GB | llm-tracker.info (lhl) — vLLM benchmark_serving.py 2024-12-06 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 68.5 tok/s | 4.3 GB | llm-tracker.info (lhl) — vLLM benchmark_serving.py 2024-12-06 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q5_K_M llama.cpp | 65.7 tok/s | 5.3 GB | llm-tracker.info (lhl) — vLLM benchmark_serving.py 2024-12-06 | |
| rwkv7:2.9b | q8_0 llama.cpp | 58.6 tok/s | 3.0 GB | RWKV-Inference-Performance-Test GitHub issue #9 2025-07-25 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q5_K_M vllm | 49.5 tok/s | 5.3 GB | llm-tracker.info 2024-12 | |
| rwkv7:2.9b | FP16 llama.cpp | 48.7 tok/s | 5.5 GB | RWKV-Inference-Performance-Test GitHub issue #9 2025-07-25 | |
| llama3.1:8b | FP16 vllm | 21.0 tok/s | 15.2 GB | llm-tracker.info 2024-12 | |
| deepseek-r1:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 12.7 tok/s | — | Tom's Hardware 2025-03-13 | |
| deepseek-r1-distill-llama:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 12.7 tok/s | — | Windows Forum (citing AMD) 2025-04-09 | |
| llama3.1:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp 512 context | 11.3 tok/s | 46.0 GB | llm-tracker.info 2024-12 | |
| llama3:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 11.3 tok/s | — | llm-tracker.info 2024-05 | |
| llama3.1:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp 4K context | 11.3 tok/s | 39.6 GB | llm-tracker.info 2024-08 | |
| deepseek-r1-distill-llama:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 10.4 tok/s | — | Tom's Hardware 2025-03-13 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark G3D Mark | 27,729 points | PassMark retrieved 2026-06-09 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | 15,787 points | TopCPU (3DMark community aggregation) retrieved 2026-09-08 | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Extreme | 11,552 points | TopCPU.net retrieved 2026-06-09 | |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 4,674 points | TopCPU.net retrieved 2026-06-09 |
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Full Specifications
| TDP | 295 W |
|---|---|
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 |
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