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- #1Intel Arc B580 (12GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$289~66 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #2NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$329~54 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #3NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$449~44 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #4NVIDIA RTX 5060 (8GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$449~65 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #5NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$530~42 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #6NVIDIA RTX 4070 (12GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$549~72 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #7NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$549~65 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #8AMD RX 9070 (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$569~88 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #9NVIDIA RTX 5070 (12GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$629~91 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #10AMD RX 9070 XT (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$699~88 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #11Mac mini M6 (16GB)~$899~21 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #12NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$949~114 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #13AMD RX 7900 XTX (24GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$949~120 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #14MacBook Air/Pro M5 (16GB)~$1,099~21 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #15Mac mini M6 (24GB)~$1,099~23 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #16NVIDIA RTX 3090 (24GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$1,099~118 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #17MacBook Air/Pro M5 (24GB)~$1,299~21 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #18Mac mini M6 (32GB)~$1,299~23 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #19NVIDIA RTX 5080 (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$1,399~120 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #20MacBook Air/Pro M5 (32GB)~$1,499~21 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #21NVIDIA RTX 4080 (16GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$1,549~96 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #22MacBook Pro / Mac mini M5 Pro (24GB)~$1,699~39 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #23MacBook Pro / Mac mini M4 Pro (24GB)~$1,999~35 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #24AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (64GB)~$1,999~33 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #25MacBook Pro / Mac mini M5 Pro (48GB)~$2,299~39 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #26MacBook Pro / Mac mini M4 Pro (48GB)~$2,399~35 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #27MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (36GB)~$2,499~53 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #28MacBook Pro / Mac mini M5 Pro (64GB)~$2,699~39 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #29AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo” (128GB)~$2,999~33 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #30NVIDIA RTX 4090 (24GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$2,999~124 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #31MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M4 Max (48GB)~$3,199~61 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #32NVIDIA RTX 5090 (32GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$4,399~183 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #33MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M4 Max (128GB)~$4,699~61 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #34NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB)~$4,699~35 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #35MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB)~$5,099~66 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #36Mac Studio M5 Ultra (96GB)~$5,499~101 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #37NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada (48GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$6,800~120 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #38Mac Studio M5 Ultra (256GB)~$9,499~101 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
- #39NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell (96GB)GPU · needs a host PC~$12,999~183 tok/sRuns greatBuy →
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