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GPU comparison

MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) vs NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell (96GB) for local LLMs

How the two stack up for running open-source LLMs locally — memory, bandwidth, price, and how many of the 18 tracked models each one can run.

MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB)NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell (96GB)
Memory128.0 GB96.0 GB
Bandwidth546 GB/s1792 GB/s
Price (approx)$4,699$8,500
LLMs it runs16 of 1816 of 18
Best model it runsGemma 4 31B · 13–20 tok/sGemma 4 31B · 18–28 tok/s

Both run the same number of models, but the MacBook Pro M4 Max (128GB) has more memory (128.0 GB), so it can hold larger models at higher quality. The NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell (96GB) has more memory bandwidth (1792 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.

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