M5
Apple M5 Pro and M5 Max: What 4x Faster LLM Processing Actually Means for Local AI
M5 Pro hits 307GB/s, M5 Max doubles to 614GB/s. Neural Accelerators in every GPU core. 128GB runs 70B+ models on a laptop. What actually changes for local AI.
VRAM Requirements for Every Local LLM (2026)
Exact VRAM needed for Qwen 3.5, Llama, DeepSeek, and every major model at Q4 through FP16. Updated with Apple M5 specs. Lookup table plus which GPU to buy.