Laptop

MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Pro, 24 GB) — Local LLM Performance

MacBook Pro 16" (M5 Pro, 24 GB) is a Laptop running macOS, with 24 GB unified memory.

Specifications

Memory for models
24 GB unified
Memory bandwidth
307 GB/s
Memory upgradeable
No — soldered, decided at purchase
Architecture
ARM, 3nm TSMC
Form factor
Laptop
Operating system
macOS
Released
2026
Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M
19–39 tok/s

Worth knowing before you buy

  • Unified memory is soldered and cannot be upgraded after purchase.