Hardware · 19 devices · 19 reference systems

Buy for the models you want to run.

Memory decides which models fit, so hardware is grouped the same way as the models page: a machine in a group runs every model in that group.

My first local-AI machine5 systems

Complete systems priced at about $2,500 or less, cheapest first. Show all hardware

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A 16 GB graphics card

6–15 GB

Runs every model that needs up to 15 GB.

A 24 GB graphics card

15–22 GB

Runs every model that needs up to 22 GB.

  • Handles 30B-class models comfortably.Desktop · RX 7900 XTX + Ryzen 9 7950X · 1 measurement · What can it run?
    24 GBVRAM~35B estimateparameters~$2,400build estimate

A 32 GB graphics card

22–30 GB

Runs every model that needs up to 30 GB.

Server-class memory

over 92 GB

Runs models that need more than 92 GB.

  • Holds 70B-class and larger models in memory.Mini PC · Ryzen AI Max+ 395 · 1 measurement · What can it run?
    128 GBunified~160B estimateparameters~$2,000build estimate
  • Budget build without a graphics card; best for small models.Desktop · Ryzen 9 7950X · 1 measurement · What can it run?
    128 GBRAM, no GPU~170B estimateslowly, on CPU~$1,600build estimate

Memory bandwidth, usable-memory scales, price per GB and side-by-side scanning are in the Technical view. Prices are launch MSRPs or editorial estimates, not current prices.