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GPU comparison

MacBook Pro M4 Pro (24GB) vs MacBook Pro M5 Max (128GB) for local LLMs

How the two stack up for running open-source LLMs locally — memory, bandwidth, price, and how many of the 48 tracked models each one can run.

MacBook Pro M4 Pro (24GB)MacBook Pro M5 Max (128GB)
Memory24.0 GB128.0 GB
Bandwidth273 GB/s614 GB/s
Price (approx)$1,999$5,099
LLMs it runs29 of 4841 of 48
Best model it runsGemma 4 31B · 11–16 tok/sGemma 4 31B · 14–22 tok/s

The MacBook Pro M5 Max (128GB) runs 12 more of the tracked models (41 vs 29), thanks to its 128.0 GB of memory. The MacBook Pro M5 Max (128GB) has more memory bandwidth (614 GB/s), so it generates tokens faster at the same model and quant.

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