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• How to run DeepSeek-R1 32B on Apple M4 Pro — Run DeepSeek-R1 32B on Apple M4 Pro at 11–17 tok/s — install via Ollama, llama.cpp, or MLX, plus M4 Pro RAM tiers, pitfalls, and when to… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 11 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 70B on Apple M4 Pro — Step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup for Llama 3.1 70B on Apple M4 Pro 64 GB with 10-14 tok/s benchmarks, quantisation choices, and the… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 32B on Apple M4 Pro — Qwen 3 32B is 19.76 GB at Q4_K_M, so it needs a 48 GB M4 Pro. At 273GB/s the M4 Pro caps a dense 32B model near 14 tok/s. Setup steps… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 14B on Apple M4 Pro — Qwen 3 14B on Apple M4 Pro: Ollama and llama.cpp setup, ~26 tok/s in published runs against a ~32 tok/s bandwidth ceiling, and… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on Apple M4 Pro (2026) — Llama 3.1 8B on an Apple M4 Pro Mac mini or MacBook Pro: full install commands for Ollama, llama.cpp, and MLX, measured 55-95 tok/s across… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 11 min read
• How to run DeepSeek-R1 32B on Apple M4 Max — Step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup for DeepSeek-R1 32B on Apple M4 Max with real tok/s numbers, quantisation trade-offs, and the… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 70B on Apple M4 Max — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Llama 3.1 70B on Apple M4 Max. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 11 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 32B on Apple M4 Max — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 32B on Apple M4 Max. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 14B on Apple M4 Max — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 14B on Apple M4 Max. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 9 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on Apple M4 Max — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Llama 3.1 8B on Apple M4 Max. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• How to run DeepSeek-R1 32B on Arc B580 — Arc B580 has 12 GB of GDDR6. DeepSeek-R1 32B at q4KM wants ~19 GB of it for weights alone, plus another 2-3 GB of KV cache at 4K context… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 70B on Arc B580 — Requires CPU offload — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Llama 3.1 70B on Arc B580. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on Arc B580 — Arc B580 has 12 GB of GDDR6. Llama 3.1 8B at q4KM is ~4.8 GB of weights alone. Verdict: ✅ Fits natively. Expect ~60-80 tok/s sustained… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 — Exact commands, expected tok/s, VRAM math, and the gotchas for running Qwen 3 14B on the RTX 5070 in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 has 12 GB of GDDR7. Llama 3.1 8B at q4KM wants ~4.8 GB of it for weights alone. Verdict: ✅ Fits natively. Expect… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run DeepSeek-R1 32B on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has 24 GB of GDDR6. DeepSeek-R1 32B at q4KM wants ~22 GB of it for weights alone. Verdict: ✅ Fits natively. Expect… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 70B on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX — Requires CPU offload — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Llama 3.1 70B on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 32B on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 32B on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 14B on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 14B on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX — AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has 24 GB of GDDR6. Llama 3.1 8B at q4KM wants ~4.9 GB of it for weights alone. Verdict: ✅ Fits natively. Expect… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run DeepSeek-R1 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 — Requires CPU offload — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for DeepSeek-R1 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 — Requires CPU offload — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Llama 3.1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 — Requires CPU offload — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 has 16 GB of GDDR7. Llama 3.1 8B at q4KM wants ~4.8 GB of it for weights alone. Verdict: ✅ Fits natively. Expect… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run DeepSeek-R1 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X. DeepSeek-R1 32B at q4KM wants ~19.2 GB of it for weights, plus ~2-3 GB for KV cache at 4K… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 — Requires CPU offload — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Llama 3.1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X. Qwen 3 32B at q4KM wants ~22 GB of it for weights alone. Verdict: ✅ Fits natively. Expect… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X. Llama 3.1 8B at q4KM wants ~4.8 GB of it for weights alone (see the full quantization matrix… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run DeepSeek-R1 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X. DeepSeek-R1 32B at q4KM wants ~19.2 GB of it for weights, leaving room for the KV cache… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 — Requires CPU offload — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Llama 3.1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X. Qwen 3 14B at q4KM wants ~10 GB of it for weights alone. Verdict: ✅ Fits natively. Expect… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has 24 GB of GDDR6X. Llama 3.1 8B at q4KM needs ~4.8 GB for weights alone (about 5.4 GB including a 4K-token KV… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run DeepSeek-R1 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has 32 GB of GDDR7. DeepSeek-R1 32B at q4KM wants ~19 GB of it for weights, plus ~2-3 GB of KV cache at 4K… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — Requires CPU offload — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Llama 3.1 70B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 32B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Qwen 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — Fits natively — step-by-step Ollama and llama.cpp setup plus real tok/s numbers for Qwen 3 14B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• How to run Llama 3.1 8B on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has 32 GB of GDDR7. Llama 3.1 8B at q4KM wants ~4.8 GB of it for weights alone. Verdict: ✅ Fits natively. Expect… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 2 min read
• Best GPU for Llama 3.1 405B (2026) — Llama 3.1 405B is a multi-GPU question — the real configurations, costs, and when renting beats building in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• Best GPU for DeepSeek-R1 32B (2026) — Why DeepSeek-R1 32B punishes short contexts, the VRAM math, and the GPUs that handle its long chain-of-thought in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• Best GPU for Llama 3.1 70B (2026) — Multi-GPU and workstation paths that actually run Llama 3.1 70B locally — VRAM math, throughput, and what to skip in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 10 min read
• Best GPU for Qwen 3 32B (2026) — Real benchmarks, full quantization matrix, and the shortlist of GPUs that actually run Qwen 3 32B locally in 2026. Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 9 min read
• Best GPU for Qwen 3 14B (2026) — Qwen 3 14B needs ~10GB VRAM at q4_K_M. Full quant matrix, real tok/s from the SpecPicks benchmark DB, perf-per-dollar and perf-per-watt… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 6 min read
• Best GPU for Llama 3.1 8B (2026) — Llama 3.1 8B needs ~6GB VRAM at q4_K_M. Full quant matrix, real tok/s from the SpecPicks benchmark DB, perf-per-dollar and perf-per-watt… Mike Perry · 2026-04-21 · 6 min read

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