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VRAM Calculator

Pick the model you want to run locally. We'll show which mini PCs have enough unified memory to load it — ranked fastest first.

A 70B model at 4-bit (Q4) needs about

~42 GB

of GPU-allocatable memory (weights + ~20% for context/KV-cache)

10 boxes can run it — fastest first

Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra

Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra

72GB allocatable · 819 GB/s* · fits, 30GB to spare

$3,999 (96GB)

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Apple Mac Studio M4 Max

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max

96GB allocatable · 546 GB/s* · fits, 54GB to spare

$1,999 – $5,999

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NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10 Grace Blackwell)

NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10 Grace Blackwell)

120GB allocatable · 273 GB/s · fits, 78GB to spare

ASUS Ascent GX10 (GB10 Grace Blackwell)

ASUS Ascent GX10 (GB10 Grace Blackwell)

120GB allocatable · 273 GB/s · fits, 78GB to spare

$2,999 – $4,100

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Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro

Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro

48GB allocatable · 273 GB/s* · fits, 6GB to spare

$1,399 – $1,599

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Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

Beelink GTR9 Pro (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

96GB allocatable · 256 GB/s · fits, 54GB to spare

$1,899 – $1,999

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HP Z2 Mini G1a (Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, 128GB)

HP Z2 Mini G1a (Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, 128GB)

96GB allocatable · 256 GB/s · fits, 54GB to spare

$3,300 – $3,734

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GMKtec EVO-X2 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

GMKtec EVO-X2 (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

96GB allocatable · 215 GB/s · fits, 54GB to spare

$3,399 – $3,499

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Minisforum MS-S1 Max (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

Minisforum MS-S1 Max (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

96GB allocatable · 215 GB/s · fits, 54GB to spare

$2,879 – $3,039

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Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

Framework Desktop (Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB)

96GB allocatable · 215 GB/s · fits, 54GB to spare

5 boxes that won't fit this model
Apple Mac Mini M4 (base)

Apple Mac Mini M4 (base)

18GB allocatable · 120 GB/s* · 24GB short

$499 – $799

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GMKtec M6 Ultra Mini PC (Ryzen 7 7640HS, 32GB)

GMKtec M6 Ultra Mini PC (Ryzen 7 7640HS, 32GB)

24GB allocatable · lower bandwidth (DDR)* · 18GB short

$429 – $549

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GMKtec M8 Mini PC (Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H)

GMKtec M8 Mini PC (Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H)

12GB allocatable · lower bandwidth (DDR)* · 30GB short

$389 – $459

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MAGICNUC AS1 Mini PC (Ryzen 5 3550H)

MAGICNUC AS1 Mini PC (Ryzen 5 3550H)

12GB allocatable · lower bandwidth (DDR)* · 30GB short

$229 – $299

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Beelink SER8 Mini PC

Beelink SER8 Mini PC

24GB allocatable · lower bandwidth (DDR)* · 18GB short

$449 – $599

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* Allocatable memory is an estimate — Apple defaults to ~75% of unified RAM for the GPU (raisable), and budget iGPU boxes depend on BIOS settings. Bandwidth shown only where the manufacturer states it.

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