15 catalog GPUs carry an MSRP under $500. They are ranked by decode speed (Q4 / 8K context) on Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct — a representative, widely used 8B-class model. MSRP is the launch list price, not a live price: street and Amazon prices move, so click through for the current number. Methodology.
| # | GPU | MSRP | VRAM (GB) | Bandwidth (GB/s) | Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct tok/s | Fits? | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | $429 | 16 | 448 | 74.7 measured | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 2 | RX 7800 XT 16GB | $499 | 16 | 624 | 68.0 measured | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 3 | RTX 4060 Ti 16GB | $499 | 16 | 288 | 50.0 measured | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 4 | Arc A770 16GB | $349 | 16 | 560 | 44.5 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 5 | RTX 3060 12GB | $329 | 12 | 360 | 42.0 measured | Yes | MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G OC (affiliate) · More listings |
| 6 | Arc B580 12GB | $249 | 12 | 456 | 36.3 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 7 | RTX 3070 8GB | $499 | 8 | 448 | 35.6 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 8 | RTX 5060 8GB | $299 | 8 | 448 | 35.6 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 9 | RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | $379 | 8 | 448 | 35.6 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 10 | RX 7700 XT 12GB | $449 | 12 | 432 | 34.4 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 11 | Arc B570 10GB | $219 | 10 | 380 | 30.2 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 12 | RTX 4060 Ti 8GB | $399 | 8 | 288 | 22.9 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 13 | RX 7600 8GB | $269 | 8 | 288 | 22.9 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 14 | RX 7600 XT 16GB | $329 | 16 | 288 | 22.9 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |
| 15 | RTX 4060 8GB | $299 | 8 | 272 | 21.6 est. | Yes | Search Amazon (affiliate) |