Laptop GPUs usually have less VRAM than desktop cards with similar names, and limited power. Two routes work for local AI: a laptop with a high-VRAM mobile GPU, or a unified-memory laptop (Apple silicon MacBook Pro, or Ryzen AI Max laptops) with large RAM.
- Check the exact laptop GPU VRAM on the maker's spec sheet, not the desktop card's.
- For unified memory, buy the RAM you need up front: it is soldered.
- Sustained performance depends on cooling and power limits.
Specific model recommendations: TBD (pending verified spec data per model).
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