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.
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M4, 2025)
Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
HP Omnibook 5 OLED
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100 12-core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M4 Max)
Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU, 40-core GPU)
Apple Mac mini (M4, 16GB)
Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
Apple Mac mini (M4 Pro, 24GB)
Apple M4 Pro (12-core CPU, 16-core GPU)
Apple Mac Studio (M2 Ultra 192GB)
Apple M2 Ultra (24-core CPU, 76-core GPU)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (10-core)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 (Snapdragon)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
ASUS Zenbook S 16 (Ryzen AI 9 HX 370)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (12-core, Radeon 890M)
Dell XPS 13 (Intel Core Ultra 7 258V)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Lunar Lake, Arc 140V)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (RTX 4070 Laptop)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H + NVIDIA RTX 4070 (8GB VRAM)
Razer Blade 16 (RTX 4090 Mobile 16GB)
Intel Core i9-14900HX + NVIDIA RTX 4090 (16GB VRAM)
Framework Laptop 13 (Ryzen 7 7840U)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (Radeon 780M)
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (RTX 4080 12GB)
Intel Core i9-14900HX + NVIDIA RTX 4080 (12GB VRAM)
Dell XPS 14 (Core Ultra 7)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (Intel Arc iGPU)
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 (Budget Setup)
Intel Core i5-1335U
Acer Swift 14 AI (Snapdragon X Plus)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100 8-core)
Custom Workstation PC (RTX 4090 24GB)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X + NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB VRAM)
Legacy Budget Desktop (GTX 1650 4GB)
Intel Core i7-8700 + NVIDIA GTX 1650 (4GB VRAM)
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M4 Max 128GB)
Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU, 40-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro 48GB)
Apple M4 Pro (14-core CPU, 20-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Base 24GB)
Apple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M3 16GB)
Apple M3 (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M3 8GB Base)
Apple M3 (8-core CPU, 8-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M2 16GB)
Apple M2 (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Air (M1 16GB Legacy)
Apple M1 (8-core CPU, 8-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M3 Max 128GB)
Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU, 40-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M3 Pro 36GB)
Apple M3 Pro (12-core CPU, 18-core GPU)
Apple Mac Studio (M1 Ultra 64GB)
Apple M1 Ultra (20-core CPU, 48-core GPU)
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge (Snapdragon X Elite)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100 12-core, 3.8GHz)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Copilot+
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100 12-core)
Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Copilot+ (OLED)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100 12-core)
Dell XPS 13 Copilot+ (Snapdragon X Elite)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
Custom Workstation PC (RTX 4080 Super 16GB)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D + NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super (16GB VRAM)
Custom AI Workstation (RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB)
Intel Core i7-14700K + NVIDIA RTX 4070 Ti Super (16GB VRAM)
Desktop PC (RTX 4070 Super 12GB)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X + NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super (12GB VRAM)
Budget AI Workstation (RTX 4060 Ti 16GB)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X + NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti (16GB VRAM)
Mainstream Desktop (RTX 4060 8GB)
Intel Core i5-13400F + NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8GB VRAM)
Used AI Powerhouse PC (RTX 3090 24GB)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X + NVIDIA RTX 3090 (24GB VRAM)
Budget Workhorse PC (RTX 3060 12GB)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 + NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB VRAM)
Lenovo Legion 5i (RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB)
Intel Core i7-14650HX + NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8GB VRAM)
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (RTX 4060 Laptop 8GB)
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS + NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8GB VRAM)
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (RTX 4070 Laptop)
Intel Core i7-14700HX + NVIDIA RTX 4070 (8GB VRAM)
HP Victus 16 (RTX 4050 Laptop 6GB)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS + NVIDIA RTX 4050 (6GB VRAM)
Dell Alienware m16 R2 (RTX 4070 8GB)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H + NVIDIA RTX 4070 (8GB VRAM)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (AMD AI 9 + RTX 4070)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 + NVIDIA RTX 4070 (8GB VRAM)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 (Ryzen 7 8845HS)
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (Radeon 780M iGPU)
Custom Workstation PC (Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X + AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB VRAM)
Desktop PC (Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X + AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT (16GB VRAM)
Budget Workstation (Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 + AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT (16GB VRAM)
ASUS Zenbook S 14 (Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Arc 140V 16GB)
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura (Core Ultra 7 256V)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V (Arc 140V 16GB)
Custom PC (Intel Arc A770 16GB)
Intel Core i5-13600K + Intel Arc A770 (16GB VRAM)
Homelab AI Server (Dual RTX 3090 48GB VRAM)
AMD Threadripper / EPYC + 2x NVIDIA RTX 3090 (48GB Total VRAM)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (Intel Arc)
Flagship AI Workstation (RTX 5090 32GB)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB GDDR7)
High-End AI Rig (RTX 5080 16GB)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (16GB GDDR7)
Next-Gen AI Laptop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395 128GB)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 (Strix Halo 16-core, 40 CU RDNA 3.5)
Apple Mac mini (M6, 16GB, 2026)
Apple M6 (12-core CPU, 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)
Apple Mac mini (M6, 32GB, 2026)
Apple M6 (12-core CPU, 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)
Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro, 48GB, 2026)
Apple M5 Pro (up to 18-core CPU, up to 20-core GPU)
Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro, 64GB, 2026)
Apple M5 Pro (up to 18-core CPU, up to 20-core GPU)
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5, 32GB, 2025)
Apple M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)
Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max, 128GB, 2026)
Apple M5 Max (18-core CPU, 40-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)
Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 256GB, 2026)
Apple M5 Ultra (36-core CPU, 80-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)
Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 512GB, 2026)
Apple M5 Ultra (36-core CPU, 80-core GPU with Neural Accelerators)
Apple Mac Studio (M3 Ultra, 512GB, 2025)
Apple M3 Ultra (32-core CPU, 80-core GPU)
NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB)
NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip (20-core Arm CPU + Blackwell GPU)
Desktop with NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)
Ryzen 7 / Core i7 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (16GB GDDR7)
Desktop with NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)
Ryzen 5 / Core i5 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti (16GB GDDR7)
Desktop with AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (16GB)
Ryzen 7 + AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT (16GB GDDR6)
Desktop with AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB)
Ryzen 5 + AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT (16GB GDDR6)
Desktop with Intel Arc B580 (12GB)
Core i5 + Intel Arc B580 (12GB GDDR6)
ASUS Zenbook A16 (Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, 48GB)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (18-core)
Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptop (32GB)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (12- or 18-core)
Hardware buying guides
Which GPUs and Macs make sense for local inference right now.
- Best Budget GPUs for Local LLMs16GB cards, used RTX 3090s and current street prices.Read the guide
- Best Mac for Local LLMsMac mini M6 and M5 Pro vs Mac Studio M5 Max and Ultra.Read the guide
- How Much RAM and VRAM Do You Need to Run Local LLMs?Model weights, KV cache and OS overhead, tier by tier.Read the guide