Best GPUs for Local AI — Full Comparison

Name: LLM Configurator — GPU VRAM Checker
Author: LLM Configurator

Every GPU reviewed for local LLM inference, ranked by VRAM and tokens/sec speed on Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M.

NVIDIA GPUs

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — 32 GB VRAM · 113–234 tok/s (est.) · $1,999
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 — 16 GB VRAM · 74–153 tok/s (est.) · $999
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti — 16 GB VRAM · 70–145 tok/s (est.) · $749
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 — 12 GB VRAM · 56–116 tok/s (est.) · $549
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB — 16 GB VRAM · 40–83 tok/s (est.) · $429
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB — 8 GB VRAM · 40–83 tok/s (est.) · $379
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 — 8 GB VRAM · 40–83 tok/s (est.) · $299
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti — 12 GB VRAM · 50–96 tok/s (est.) · $799
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super — 12 GB VRAM · 50–96 tok/s (est.) · $599
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 — 24 GB VRAM · 86–165 tok/s (est.) · $1,599
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super — 16 GB VRAM · 68–130 tok/s (est.) · $999
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 — 16 GB VRAM · 66–127 tok/s (est.) · $1,199
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super — 16 GB VRAM · 63–121 tok/s (est.) · $799
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 — 12 GB VRAM · 50–96 tok/s (est.) · $599
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB — 16 GB VRAM · 31–59 tok/s (est.) · $499
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 — 8 GB VRAM · 29–56 tok/s (est.) · $299
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 — 8 GB VRAM · 32–61 tok/s (est.) · $499
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — 8 GB VRAM · 42–80 tok/s (est.) · $599
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 — 24 GB VRAM · 60–115 tok/s (est.) · $1,499
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) — 10 GB VRAM · 50–97 tok/s (est.) · $699
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB) — 12 GB VRAM · 26–50 tok/s (est.) · $329
NVIDIA DGX Spark — 128 GB VRAM · 26–53 tok/s (est.) · $4,699
NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation — 48 GB VRAM · 83–159 tok/s (est.) · $6,799
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell — 96 GB VRAM · 113–234 tok/s (est.) · $8,565
NVIDIA L40S — 48 GB VRAM · 77–147 tok/s (est.) · $7,499
NVIDIA A100 80GB — 80 GB VRAM · 102–196 tok/s (est.) · $15,000
NVIDIA H100 80GB — 80 GB VRAM · 120–250 tok/s (est.) · $25,000

AMD GPUs

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX — 24 GB VRAM · 54–112 tok/s (est.) · $999
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT — 20 GB VRAM · 47–98 tok/s (est.) · $899
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT — 16 GB VRAM · 39–81 tok/s (est.) · $499
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT — 16 GB VRAM · 46–95 tok/s (est.) · $599
AMD Radeon RX 9070 — 16 GB VRAM · 42–87 tok/s (est.) · $549
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB — 16 GB VRAM · 24–49 tok/s (est.) · $349
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB — 8 GB VRAM · 24–49 tok/s (est.) · $299
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — 96 GB VRAM · 18–38 tok/s (est.) · $1,999

Apple Silicon

Apple M1 Max — 64 GB unified · 24–49 tok/s (est.) · $3,499
Apple M2 Pro — 32 GB unified · 13–26 tok/s (est.) · $1,999
Apple M2 Max — 96 GB unified · 24–49 tok/s (est.) · $3,499
Apple M3 Pro — 36 GB unified · 9.7–20 tok/s (est.) · $1,999
Apple M4 Max — 128 GB unified · 31–64 tok/s (est.) · $3,499
Apple M4 Pro — 24 GB unified · 17–35 tok/s (est.) · $1,999
Apple M3 Max — 64 GB unified · 24–49 tok/s (est.) · $2,499
Apple M1 — 16 GB unified · 4.4–9.2 tok/s (est.) · $999
Apple M1 Pro — 32 GB unified · 13–26 tok/s (est.) · $1,999
Apple M1 Ultra — 128 GB unified · 43–89 tok/s (est.) · $3,999
Apple M2 — 24 GB unified · 6.4–13 tok/s (est.) · $1,099
Apple M2 Ultra — 192 GB unified · 43–89 tok/s (est.) · $3,999
Apple M3 — 24 GB unified · 6.4–13 tok/s (est.) · $1,099
Apple M3 Ultra — 512 GB unified · 43–90 tok/s (est.) · $3,999
Apple M4 — 32 GB unified · 7.7–16 tok/s (est.) · $999
Apple M5 — 32 GB unified · 9.7–20 tok/s (est.) · $1,599
Apple M5 Pro — 64 GB unified · 19–39 tok/s (est.) · $1,999
Apple M5 Max — 128 GB unified · 34–71 tok/s (est.) · $3,499

Intel Arc

Intel Arc B580 — 12 GB VRAM · 28–57 tok/s (est.) · $249
Intel Arc B570 — 10 GB VRAM · 24–49 tok/s (est.) · $219

Quick Buying Guide

Under $300	RTX 3060 12GB — 12 GB VRAM, runs all 7–8B models
Under $500	RTX 4060 Ti 16GB — best budget 16 GB card
$500–700	RTX 4070 Super or AMD RX 9070 XT
$1,000–1,600	RTX 4090 24GB — runs 70B models, fastest single card
Mac laptop	M3 Pro 36GB or M4 Pro — silent, power-efficient
Mac desktop	M4 Max 128GB — runs any quantized model