RigBase’s 117 local AI builds show used RTX 3090s deliver more tokens per euro
RigBase’s dataset covers 117 home AI builds and 298 measured results, with each result linked to its public source. Its analysis finds that used RTX 3090s produce 3.1–3.2 times more tokens per euro than RTX 5090s across four models, while the 5090 is about 1.8 times faster. RigBase says the results are collected and normalised from public sources, not independently re-measured.
Bottom line — RigBase’s comparison puts the used RTX 3090 ahead on value, while the RTX 5090 remains the faster card.
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RigBase says its results use llama-bench runs in native MXFP4 for the headline card comparison.
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In one 20B model comparison, RigBase reports the RTX 5090 was 1.49 times faster than the RTX 5070 Ti but cost 5.7 times as much.
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RigBase identifies the €429 RTX 3060 as the best tokens-per-euro card for gpt-oss 20B, but notes the model’s roughly 13 GB of weights exceed its 12 GB of VRAM.
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RigBase reports that turning on draft methods in ten matched tests raised speed by 1.26 to 2.45 times, with a median gain of 1.76 times.
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The dataset snapshot is dated 24 October 2026; RigBase says it includes 48 models and hardware from NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Apple Silicon, Strix Halo and DGX Spark.