GPU & Apple Silicon Comparison for LLMs

Every GPU and Apple Silicon device we track for local language-model inference, side by side. Compare VRAM, memory bandwidth, power draw, price, and the largest model each can run at Q4_K_M. Use the VRAM calculator to match a specific model to hardware.

Device VRAM Price Buy
Apple Mac Studio (M4 Max, 128GB) Apple Silicon 128 GB $3,499 Amazon
NVIDIA DGX Spark NVIDIA 128 GB $3,000 Amazon
Apple Mac Studio (M4 Max, 64GB) Apple Silicon 64 GB $2,499 Amazon
Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 48GB) Apple Silicon 48 GB $1,799 Amazon
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB) NVIDIA 32 GB $1,999 Amazon
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB) NVIDIA 24 GB $1,599 Amazon
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB) AMD 24 GB $799 Amazon
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB) NVIDIA 24 GB $499 Amazon
Beelink SEi12 + eGPU RTX 4090 (24GB) GPU 24 GB $2,299 Amazon
Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 24GB) Apple Silicon 24 GB $1,399 Amazon
Apple Mac mini (M4, 24GB) Apple Silicon 24 GB $799 Amazon
NVIDIA RTX 5080 (16GB) NVIDIA 16 GB $999 Amazon
NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB) NVIDIA 16 GB $749 Amazon
NVIDIA RTX 4080 (16GB) NVIDIA 16 GB $999 Amazon
NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super (16GB) NVIDIA 16 GB $799 Amazon
NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti (16GB) NVIDIA 16 GB $449 Amazon
Apple Mac mini (M4, 16GB) Apple Silicon 16 GB $599 Amazon
NVIDIA RTX 5070 (12GB) NVIDIA 12 GB $549 Amazon
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (12GB) NVIDIA 12 GB $549 Amazon
Intel Arc B580 (12GB) Intel 12 GB $249 Amazon
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (8GB) NVIDIA 8 GB $299 Amazon

Max model size assumes a dense model at Q4_K_M (params × 0.5 + 1.5 GB overhead). Mixture-of-Experts models use total parameters. Prices are indicative MSRP/street and set by the retailer. Full methodology.

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