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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 A40 48GB wins for coding in balanced mode

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

NVIDIA L20 48GB

SQwen 3.6 27B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
23.1 GB / 48.0 GB
18.8 tok/s262K ctx
SQwen 3.5 27B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
25.3 GB / 48.0 GB
28.6 tok/s130K ctx
SDevstral Small 2 24B Instruct
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
22.8 GB / 48.0 GB
32.9 tok/s181K ctx

Quick comparison

MetricNVIDIA L20 48GBNVIDIA A40 48GB
Models that fit33
Avg decode tok/s26.834.2
Best grade score9293

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

NVIDIA A40 48GB

Winner
SQwen 3.6 27B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
23.1 GB / 48.0 GB
27.1 tok/s262K ctx
SQwen 3.5 27B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
25.3 GB / 48.0 GB
35.6 tok/s130K ctx
SDevstral Small 2 24B Instruct
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
22.8 GB / 48.0 GB
39.9 tok/s181K ctx