Research open-source LLM models for i7-13700H + RTX 4060 8GB

Research and document the latest top open-source LLM models that can run efficiently on Ubuntu 24 with:

• 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H 2.40GHz
• 64GB RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6

Completed

• ✅ Searched for latest open-source LLM models (2026)
• ✅ Filtered by hardware compatibility (8GB VRAM constraint)
• ✅ Identified top performers with benchmark scores
• ✅ Documented quantization techniques (Q4_K_M, GGUF)
• ✅ Listed recommended inference tools (Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp)
• ✅ Created comprehensive research article with specific model recommendations
• ✅ Included performance metrics and VRAM usage estimates

Research Article

See: /research/open-source-llm-models-for-hardware