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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.

MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB wins for coding in balanced mode

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

MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB

Winner
SQwen 3.6 27B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
25.3 GB / 46.1 GB
12.0 tok/s262K ctx
SQwen 3.5 27B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
27.5 GB / 46.1 GB
15.7 tok/s110K ctx
SDevstral Small 2 24B Instruct
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
24.9 GB / 46.1 GB
17.6 tok/s155K ctx

Quick comparison

MetricMacBook Pro M3 Max 64GBMacBook Air M3 24GB
Models that fit33
Avg decode tok/s15.112.7
Best grade score9291

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

MacBook Air M3 24GB

SQwen 3.5 9B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
11.2 GB / 17.3 GB
13.3 tok/s60K ctx
ANemotron Nano 9B v2
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
11.4 GB / 17.3 GB
13.3 tok/s54K ctx
AGemma 4 E4B
llama.cppQ4_K_MRuns well
9.7 GB / 17.3 GB
11.4 tok/s111K ctx