Hardware index
Your machine is part of the answer.
Unified memory and dedicated VRAM are not interchangeable. These profiles keep the
distinction explicit.
Shopping by capacity instead? Browse the
8-32 GB VRAM guides or read the
memory formula.
Looking for a specific pairing? Browse the model-and-machine checks
or the Mac unified-memory guides.
Windows 12 GB VRAM
360 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · CUDA · verified 2026-11-01
Windows 16 GB VRAM
288 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · CUDA · verified 2026-11-01
Linux 24 GB VRAM
936 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · CUDA · verified 2026-11-01
Linux 24 GB VRAM
1008 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · CUDA · verified 2026-11-01
Windows 12 GB VRAM
672 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · CUDA · verified 2026-11-01
Windows 16 GB VRAM
896 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · CUDA · verified 2026-11-01
Windows 16 GB VRAM
960 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · CUDA · verified 2026-11-01
Windows 32 GB VRAM
1792 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · CUDA · verified 2026-11-01
Linux 24 GB VRAM
960 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · ROCm · verified 2026-11-01
macOS 16 GB unified memory
100 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 24 GB unified memory
100 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 32 GB unified memory
200 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 64 GB unified memory
400 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 16 GB unified memory
100 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 24 GB unified memory
100 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 36 GB unified memory
300 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 48 GB unified memory
400 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 64 GB unified memory
400 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 128 GB unified memory
400 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 16 GB unified memory
120 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 24 GB unified memory
120 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 32 GB unified memory
120 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 24 GB unified memory
273 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 48 GB unified memory
273 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 64 GB unified memory
273 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 36 GB unified memory
410 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 48 GB unified memory
546 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 64 GB unified memory
546 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 128 GB unified memory
546 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide macOS 96 GB unified memory
819 GB/s · Ollama · llama.cpp · MLX · verified 2026-11-01
Mac setup guide