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⇱ Compare GPUs for Local AI — Side-by-Side Hardware Analysis | Will It Run AI


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Compare local AI hardware with workload-aware output.

NVIDIA L40S 48GB wins for coding in balanced mode

Based on model fit, speed, and quality across top recommendations.

NVIDIA A40 48GB

SQwen 3.6 27B
llama.cppq6-kRuns well
28.8 GB / 48.0 GB
21.1 tok/s262K ctx
SQwen 3.5 27B
llama.cppq6-kRuns well
31.0 GB / 48.0 GB
27.8 tok/s102K ctx
SNemotron 3 Nano 30B
llama.cppq6-kRuns well
32.7 GB / 48.0 GB
24.9 tok/s116K ctx

Quick comparison

MetricNVIDIA A40 48GBNVIDIA L40S 48GB
Models that fit33
Avg decode tok/s24.630.0
Best grade score9495

Operating mode: Balanced. Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.

NVIDIA L40S 48GB

Winner
SQwen 3.6 27B
llama.cppq6-kRuns well
28.8 GB / 48.0 GB
24.7 tok/s262K ctx
SQwen 3.5 27B
llama.cppq6-kRuns well
31.0 GB / 48.0 GB
34.5 tok/s102K ctx
SNemotron 3 Nano 30B
llama.cppq6-kRuns well
32.7 GB / 48.0 GB
30.9 tok/s116K ctx