The Complete Guide to Computer Specs for AI: From Cloud to Local LLMs (Windows & Mac)
What computer do you actually need to run AI and LLMs? Cloud AI like Claude and ChatGPT needs no graphics card, just 32GB of RAM. Running models locally is a different story: a usable 32B model needs 24GB of VRAM or 48GB of Mac unified memory, and 70B and up realistically needs 128GB on a Mac.
