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GPU comparison

MacBook Pro M4 Pro (48GB) vs MacBook Pro M4 Max (48GB) 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 Pro (48GB)MacBook Pro M4 Max (48GB)
Memory48.0 GB48.0 GB
Bandwidth273 GB/s546 GB/s
Price (approx)$2,399$3,199
LLMs it runs15 of 1815 of 18
Best model it runsGemma 4 31B · 9–13 tok/sGemma 4 31B · 13–20 tok/s

The MacBook Pro M4 Pro (48GB) and MacBook Pro M4 Max (48GB) run the same set of tracked models; pick on price and ecosystem. The MacBook Pro M4 Max (48GB) has more memory bandwidth (546 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.

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