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GPU comparison

MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) vs NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB) for local LLMs

How the two stack up for running open-source LLMs locally — memory, bandwidth, price, and how many of the 34 tracked models each one can run.

MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB)NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB)
Memory128.0 GB128.0 GB
Bandwidth546 GB/s273 GB/s
Price (approx)$4,699$4,699
LLMs it runs30 of 3430 of 34
Best model it runsGemma 4 31B · 13–19 tok/sGemma 4 31B · 11–16 tok/s

The MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) and NVIDIA DGX Spark (GB10, 128GB) run the same set of tracked models; pick on price and ecosystem. The MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) has more memory bandwidth (546 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.

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