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AI Hardware Compatibility Matrix

Filter laptops and workstations by architecture (ARM vs x86), minimum memory, and local runner (Ollama, LM Studio, AnythingLLM) to verify compatibility with 7B and 8B parameter open-weights models.

About these numbers: token speeds are estimates based on published specs (mainly memory bandwidth) and public community results, not our own lab measurements. Real performance varies with runtime version, quantization, context length and settings.

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Apple

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4, 2025)

Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)

16 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs38 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~15.9 t/s
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HP

HP Omnibook 5 OLED

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100 12-core)

32 GB RAM
ARMWindows ARM✅ Runs 8B LLMs45 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~17.9 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M4 Max)

Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU, 40-core GPU)

64 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs38 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~72.4 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac mini (M4, 16GB)

Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)

16 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs38 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~15.9 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 24GB)

Apple M4 Pro (12-core CPU, 16-core GPU)

24 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs38 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~36.2 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra 192GB)

Apple M2 Ultra (24-core CPU, 76-core GPU)

192 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs32 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~106.1 t/s
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Microsoft

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (10-core)

16 GB RAM
ARMWindows ARM✅ Runs 8B LLMs45 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~17.9 t/s
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Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 (Snapdragon)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)

32 GB RAM
ARMWindows ARM✅ Runs 8B LLMs45 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~17.9 t/s
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ASUS

ASUS Zenbook S 16 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370)

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (12-core, Radeon 890M)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs50 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~15.9 t/s
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Dell

Dell XPS 13 (Intel Core Ultra 7 258V)

Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Lunar Lake, Arc 140V)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs47 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~18 t/s
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ASUS

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (RTX 4070 Laptop)

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H + NVIDIA RTX 4070 (8GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs321 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~34 t/s
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Razer

Razer Blade 16 (RTX 4090 Mobile 16GB)

Intel Core i9-14900HX + NVIDIA RTX 4090 (16GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs686 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~76.4 t/s
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Framework

Framework Laptop 13 (Ryzen 7 7840U)

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (Radeon 780M)

64 GB RAM
x86Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs10 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~11.9 t/s
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Lenovo

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (RTX 4080 12GB)

Intel Core i9-14900HX + NVIDIA RTX 4080 (12GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs487 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~57.3 t/s
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Dell

Dell XPS 14 (Core Ultra 7)

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (Intel Arc iGPU)

16 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs11 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~15.9 t/s
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Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 (Budget Setup)

Intel Core i5-1335U

8 GB RAM
x86Windows x86❌ Sub-8B Memory
Tokens/sec:~4.1 t/s
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Acer

Acer Swift 14 AI (Snapdragon X Plus)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100 8-core)

16 GB RAM
ARMWindows ARM✅ Runs 8B LLMs45 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~17.9 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Custom Workstation PC (RTX 4090 24GB)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X + NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB VRAM)

64 GB RAM
x86Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs1321 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~133.7 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Legacy Budget Desktop (GTX 1650 4GB)

Intel Core i7-8700 + NVIDIA GTX 1650 (4GB VRAM)

16 GB RAM
x86Windows x86❌ Sub-8B Memory
Tokens/sec:~3.4 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M4 Max 128GB)

Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU, 40-core GPU)

128 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs38 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~72.4 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro 48GB)

Apple M4 Pro (14-core CPU, 20-core GPU)

48 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs38 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~36.2 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Base 24GB)

Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)

24 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs38 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~15.9 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M3 16GB)

Apple M3 (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU)

16 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs18 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~13.3 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M3 8GB Base)

Apple M3 (8-core CPU, 8-core GPU)

8 GB RAM
ARMmacOS❌ Sub-8B Memory18 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~8 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M2 16GB)

Apple M2 (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU)

16 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs15.8 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~13.3 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Air (M1 16GB Legacy)

Apple M1 (8-core CPU, 8-core GPU)

16 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs11 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~9.1 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M3 Max 128GB)

Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU, 40-core GPU)

128 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs18 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~53.1 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro 36GB)

Apple M3 Pro (12-core CPU, 18-core GPU)

36 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs18 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~19.9 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac Studio (M1 Ultra 64GB)

Apple M1 Ultra (20-core CPU, 48-core GPU)

64 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs22 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~106.1 t/s
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Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge (Snapdragon X Elite)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100 12-core, 3.8GHz)

16 GB RAM
ARMWindows ARM✅ Runs 8B LLMs45 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~17.9 t/s
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Lenovo

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Copilot+

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100 12-core)

32 GB RAM
ARMWindows ARM✅ Runs 8B LLMs45 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~17.9 t/s
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Microsoft

Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Copilot+ (OLED)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100 12-core)

32 GB RAM
ARMWindows ARM✅ Runs 8B LLMs45 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~17.9 t/s
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Dell

Dell XPS 13 Copilot+ (Snapdragon X Elite)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)

16 GB RAM
ARMWindows ARM✅ Runs 8B LLMs45 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~17.9 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Custom Workstation PC (RTX 4080 Super 16GB)

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super (16GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs836 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~97.6 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Custom AI Workstation (RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB)

Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super (16GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs706 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~89.1 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Desktop PC (RTX 4070 Super 12GB)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super (12GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs568 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~66.9 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Budget AI Workstation (RTX 4060 Ti 16GB)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti (16GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs353 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~38.2 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Mainstream Desktop (RTX 4060 8GB)

Intel Core i5-13400F + NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs242 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~36.1 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Used AI Powerhouse PC (RTX 3090 24GB)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X + NVIDIA RTX 3090 (24GB VRAM)

64 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs284 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~124.2 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Budget Workhorse PC (RTX 3060 12GB)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB VRAM)

16 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs102 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~47.8 t/s
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Lenovo

Lenovo Legion 5i (RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB)

Intel Core i7-14650HX + NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8GB VRAM)

16 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs233 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~34 t/s
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ASUS

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB)

AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS + NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8GB VRAM)

16 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs233 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~34 t/s
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Acer

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (RTX 4070 Laptop)

Intel Core i7-14700HX + NVIDIA RTX 4070 (8GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs321 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~34 t/s
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HP

HP Victus 16 (RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB)

AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS + NVIDIA RTX 4050 (6GB VRAM)

16 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs194 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~25.5 t/s
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Dell

Dell Alienware m16 R2 (RTX 4070 8GB)

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H + NVIDIA RTX 4070 (8GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs321 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~34 t/s
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ASUS

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (AMD AI 9 + RTX 4070)

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 + NVIDIA RTX 4070 (8GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs371 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~34 t/s
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Lenovo

Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 (Ryzen 7 8845HS)

AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (Radeon 780M iGPU)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs38 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~13.6 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Custom Workstation PC (Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB VRAM)

64 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs246 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~127.3 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Desktop PC (Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X + AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs148 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~82.8 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Budget Workstation (Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (16GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs82 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~38.2 t/s
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ASUS

ASUS Zenbook S 14 (Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7)

Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Arc 140V 16GB)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs47 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~18 t/s
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Lenovo

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura (Core Ultra 7 256V)

Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (Arc 140V 16GB)

16 GB RAM
x86Windows x86✅ Runs 8B LLMs47 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~18 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Custom PC (Intel Arc A770 16GB)

Intel Core i5-13600K + Intel Arc A770 (16GB VRAM)

32 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs138 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~74.3 t/s
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Custom Server

Homelab AI Server (Dual RTX 3090 48GB VRAM)

AMD Threadripper / EPYC + 2x NVIDIA RTX 3090 (48GB Total VRAM)

128 GB RAM
x86Linux (Ubuntu Server)✅ Runs 8B LLMs568 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~124.2 t/s
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Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (Intel Arc)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows x86 / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs34 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~15.9 t/s
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Custom Desktop

Flagship AI Workstation (RTX 5090 32GB)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB GDDR7)

64 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs2200 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~237.7 t/s
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Custom Desktop

High-End AI Rig (RTX 5080 16GB)

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16GB GDDR7)

64 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs1400 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~127.3 t/s
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AMD / Asus

Next-Gen AI Laptop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB)

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Strix Halo 16-core, 40 CU RDNA 3.5)

128 GB RAM
x86Linux / Windows✅ Runs 8B LLMs50 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~34 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac mini (M6, 16GB, 2026)

Apple M6 (12-core CPU, 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)

16 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~20.3 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac mini (M6, 32GB, 2026)

Apple M6 (12-core CPU, 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)

32 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~22.6 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro, 48GB, 2026)

Apple M5 Pro (up to 18-core CPU, up to 20-core GPU)

48 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~40.7 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro, 64GB, 2026)

Apple M5 Pro (up to 18-core CPU, up to 20-core GPU)

64 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~40.7 t/s
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Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5, 32GB, 2025)

Apple M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)

32 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~20.3 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max, 128GB, 2026)

Apple M5 Max (18-core CPU, 40-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)

128 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~81.4 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 256GB, 2026)

Apple M5 Ultra (36-core CPU, 80-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)

256 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~159.2 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 512GB, 2026)

Apple M5 Ultra (36-core CPU, 80-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)

512 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~159.2 t/s
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Apple

Apple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 512GB, 2025)

Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU, 80-core GPU)

512 GB RAM
ARMmacOS✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~108.6 t/s
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NVIDIA

NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB)

NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip (20-core Arm CPU + Blackwell GPU)

128 GB RAM
ARMDGX OS (Linux)✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~36.2 t/s
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NVIDIA

Desktop with NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)

Ryzen 7 / Core i7 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB GDDR7)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~118.9 t/s
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NVIDIA

Desktop with NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)

Ryzen 5 / Core i5 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB GDDR7)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~59.4 t/s
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AMD

Desktop with AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (16GB)

Ryzen 7 + AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (16GB GDDR6)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~84.9 t/s
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AMD

Desktop with AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)

Ryzen 5 + AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB GDDR6)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~42.4 t/s
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Intel

Desktop with Intel Arc B580 (12GB)

Core i5 + Intel Arc B580 (12GB GDDR6)

32 GB RAM
x86Windows / Linux✅ Runs 8B LLMs
Tokens/sec:~60.5 t/s
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ASUS

ASUS Zenbook A16 (Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, 48GB)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (18-core)

48 GB RAM
ARMWindows 11 (ARM)✅ Runs 8B LLMs80 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~30.2 t/s
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Qualcomm

Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptop (32GB)

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (12- or 18-core)

32 GB RAM
ARMWindows 11 (ARM)✅ Runs 8B LLMs80 TOPS
Tokens/sec:~20.2 t/s
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