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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 36GB wins for coding in balanced mode

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

MacBook Pro M3 Pro 36GB

Winner
SQwen 3.6 27B
llama.cppq4-k-mTight fit
22.2 GB / 25.9 GB
5.5 tok/s76K ctx
ACodestral 2 25.08
llama.cppq4-k-mRuns well
20.6 GB / 25.9 GB
8.2 tok/s51K ctx
SDevstral Small 2 24B Instruct
llama.cppq4-k-mTight fit
21.9 GB / 25.9 GB
8.0 tok/s43K ctx

Quick comparison

MetricMacBook Pro M3 Pro 36GBMacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB
Models that fit33
Avg decode tok/s7.220.5
Best grade score8894

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

MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB

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