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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.

RTX 4090 24GB wins for coding in balanced mode

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

MacBook Air M4 24GB

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

Quick comparison

MetricMacBook Air M4 24GBRTX 4090 24GB
Models that fit33
Avg decode tok/s14.537.9
Best grade score9293

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

RTX 4090 24GB

Winner
SCodestral 2 25.08
llama.cppq4-k-mRuns well
19.2 GB / 24.0 GB
42.0 tok/s48K ctx
SQwen 3.6 27B
llama.cppq4-k-mTight fit
20.7 GB / 24.0 GB
31.7 tok/s69K ctx
SDevstral Small 2 24B Instruct
llama.cppq4-k-mTight fit
20.4 GB / 24.0 GB
40.0 tok/s40K ctx