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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 Pro 18GB wins for coding in balanced mode

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

MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB

Winner
SQwen 3.5 9B
llama.cppq4-k-mRuns well
10.5 GB / 13.0 GB
21.4 tok/s34K ctx
ACodeGeeX 4 9B
llama.cppq4-k-mRuns well
8.9 GB / 13.0 GB
21.8 tok/s121K ctx
AGemma 4 E4B
llama.cppq4-k-mRuns well
9.0 GB / 13.0 GB
18.3 tok/s65K ctx

Quick comparison

MetricMacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GBMacBook Pro M3 24GB
Models that fit33
Avg decode tok/s20.511.4
Best grade score9492

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

MacBook Pro M3 24GB

SQwen 3.5 9B
llama.cppq6-kRuns well
13.1 GB / 17.3 GB
10.4 tok/s47K ctx
ANemotron Nano 9B v2
llama.cppq4-k-mRuns well
11.4 GB / 17.3 GB
13.3 tok/s54K ctx
ACodeGeeX 4 9B
llama.cppq6-kRuns well
11.5 GB / 17.3 GB
10.6 tok/s131K ctx