43 devices · 5 brands

Laptops for local AI

Laptops and laptop GPUs ranked by the memory available to a model and the bandwidth that feeds it. A laptop GPU never inherits the desktop card of the same name.

Specs verified 2026-10-07 · Prices verified 2026-09-29

Devices435 brands

Most usable memory128 GBASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025, Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB)

Fastest memory896 GB/sNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU

Lowest $ per GB (16 GB+)$83.29MacBook Pro 14" (M4 Pro, 24 GB)

Laptop picks by memory

8 GB class — 7–8B modelsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU8 GB usable · 384 GB/s · 72 models fit 12–16 GB — 14B at Q4NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU16 GB usable · 896 GB/s · 96 models fit 24–48 GB — 27–32B modelsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU24 GB usable · 896 GB/s · 132 models fit 64 GB+ — 70B and MoEMacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max, 128 GB)96 GB usable · 614 GB/s · 152 models fit

Device	Usable memory	Bandwidth	8B at Q4	Fit	Largest model at Q4	Price
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025, Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128 GB)Laptop · Zen 5 + RDNA 3.5 "Strix Halo" · 2025	128 GB unified	256 GB/s	18–38 tok/s	153	Qwen3.8-Flash-Next · 109.5 GB	—
HP ZBook Ultra G1a (Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, 128 GB)Laptop · Zen 5 + RDNA 3.5 "Strix Halo" · 2025	128 GB unified	256 GB/s	18–38 tok/s	153	Qwen3.8-Flash-Next · 109.5 GB	—
MacBook Pro 16" (M4 Max, 128 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2024	96 GB unified	546 GB/s	31–64 tok/s	152	Mistral Medium 3.5 128B · 77.9 GB	—
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max, 128 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	96 GB unified	614 GB/s	34–71 tok/s	152	Mistral Medium 3.5 128B · 77.9 GB	—
MacBook Pro 14" (M5 Pro, 64 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	48 GB unified	307 GB/s	19–39 tok/s	139	Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct · 45.1 GB	—
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Max 40-core GPU, 64 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	48 GB unified	614 GB/s	34–71 tok/s	139	Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct · 45.1 GB	—
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Pro, 64 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	48 GB unified	307 GB/s	19–39 tok/s	139	Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct · 45.1 GB	—
MacBook Pro 14" (M5 Pro, 48 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	36 GB unified	307 GB/s	19–39 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Pro, 48 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	36 GB unified	307 GB/s	19–39 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
MacBook Pro 16" (M4 Max, 48 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2024	36 GB unified	546 GB/s	31–64 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	$3,999
MacBook Pro 14" (M5 Max 32-core GPU, 36 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	27 GB unified	460 GB/s	27–56 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
MacBook Air 13" (M5, 32 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	24 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
MacBook Air 15" (M5, 32 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	24 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
MacBook Pro 14" (M5, 32 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2025	24 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Blackwell GB203 · 2025	24 GB	896 GB/s	70–145 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
RTX 5090 Laptop (24 GB VRAM, 64 GB RAM)Laptop · Blackwell GB203 · 2025	24 GB	896 GB/s	70–145 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Blackwell GB203 · 2025	24 GB	896 GB/s	70–145 tok/s	132	K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B · 23.4 GB	—
MacBook Air 13" (M5, 24 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	18 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	102	Qwen 3.6 27B · 17.6 GB	—
MacBook Air 15" (M5, 24 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	18 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	102	Qwen 3.6 27B · 17.6 GB	—
MacBook Pro 14" (M5, 24 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2025	18 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	102	Qwen 3.6 27B · 17.6 GB	—
MacBook Pro 14" (M5 Pro, 24 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	18 GB unified	307 GB/s	19–39 tok/s	102	Qwen 3.6 27B · 17.6 GB	—
MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Pro, 24 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	18 GB unified	307 GB/s	19–39 tok/s	102	Qwen 3.6 27B · 17.6 GB	—
MacBook Pro 14" (M4 Pro, 24 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2024	18 GB unified	273 GB/s	17–35 tok/s	102	Qwen 3.6 27B · 17.6 GB	$1,999
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Ampere GA103 · 2022used	16 GB	512 GB/s	36–69 tok/s	96	LFM2.5-24B-A2B · 15.3 GB	—
RTX 3080 Ti Laptop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)Laptop · Ampere GA103 · 2022used	16 GB	512 GB/s	36–69 tok/s	96	LFM2.5-24B-A2B · 15.3 GB	—
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Ada Lovelace AD103 · 2023	16 GB	576 GB/s	56–107 tok/s	96	LFM2.5-24B-A2B · 15.3 GB	—
RTX 4090 Laptop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)Laptop · Ada Lovelace AD103 · 2023	16 GB	576 GB/s	56–107 tok/s	96	LFM2.5-24B-A2B · 15.3 GB	—
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Blackwell GB203 · 2025	16 GB	896 GB/s	70–145 tok/s	96	LFM2.5-24B-A2B · 15.3 GB	—
RTX 5080 Laptop (16 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)Laptop · Blackwell GB203 · 2025	16 GB	896 GB/s	70–145 tok/s	96	LFM2.5-24B-A2B · 15.3 GB	—
MacBook Air 13" (M5, 16 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	12 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	85	Cosmos 3 Nano · 10.5 GB	—
MacBook Air 15" (M5, 16 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2026	12 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	85	Cosmos 3 Nano · 10.5 GB	—
MacBook Air (M4, 16 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2024	12 GB unified	120 GB/s	7.7–16 tok/s	85	Cosmos 3 Nano · 10.5 GB	—
MacBook Pro 14" (M5, 16 GB)Laptop · ARM, 3nm TSMC · 2025	12 GB unified	153 GB/s	9.7–20 tok/s	85	Cosmos 3 Nano · 10.5 GB	—
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Ada Lovelace AD104 · 2023	12 GB	432 GB/s	44–84 tok/s	85	Cosmos 3 Nano · 10.5 GB	—
RTX 4080 Laptop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)Laptop · Ada Lovelace AD104 · 2023	12 GB	432 GB/s	44–84 tok/s	85	Cosmos 3 Nano · 10.5 GB	—
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Blackwell GB205 · 2025	12 GB	672 GB/s	56–116 tok/s	85	Cosmos 3 Nano · 10.5 GB	—
RTX 5070 Ti Laptop (12 GB VRAM, 32 GB RAM)Laptop · Blackwell GB205 · 2025	12 GB	672 GB/s	56–116 tok/s	85	Cosmos 3 Nano · 10.5 GB	—
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Ada Lovelace AD107 · 2023	8 GB	256 GB/s	28–53 tok/s	72	Bielik PL 11B v3.0 Instruct · 7.4 GB	—
RTX 4060 Laptop (8 GB VRAM, 16 GB RAM)Laptop · Ada Lovelace AD107 · 2023	8 GB	256 GB/s	28–53 tok/s	72	Bielik PL 11B v3.0 Instruct · 7.4 GB	$1,099
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Blackwell GB206 · 2025	8 GB	384 GB/s	35–72 tok/s	72	Bielik PL 11B v3.0 Instruct · 7.4 GB	—
RTX 5060 Laptop (8 GB VRAM, 16 GB RAM)Laptop · Blackwell GB206 · 2025	8 GB	384 GB/s	35–72 tok/s	72	Bielik PL 11B v3.0 Instruct · 7.4 GB	—
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPULaptop GPU · Blackwell GB206 · 2025	8 GB	384 GB/s	35–72 tok/s	72	Bielik PL 11B v3.0 Instruct · 7.4 GB	—
RTX 5070 Laptop (8 GB VRAM, 16 GB RAM)Laptop · Blackwell GB206 · 2025	8 GB	384 GB/s	35–72 tok/s	72	Bielik PL 11B v3.0 Instruct · 7.4 GB	—

Speed is Llama 3.1 8B at Q4_K_M: a bandwidth-roofline estimate shown as a range unless the device page marks it measured. Mac memory is the full unified pool; about 75% of it is usable by a model. Fit counts catalogued model variants whose Q4_K_M weights plus runtime overhead fit the usable memory, before any context is added. Methodology

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