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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.
Best VRAM Cheat Sheet for Local LLMs: Every Model, Every Quant
Exact VRAM for Qwen 3.5, Llama, Mistral, and DeepSeek at Q3 through FP16. Lookup tables for 7B, 9B, 13B, 27B, 32B, 70B, and 120B models with real measurements and GPU recommendations. Updated March 2026.