DGX Spark (GH200 480GB) vs MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB for Local LLMs
The DGX Spark (GH200 480GB) has about 25% more memory bandwidth (500 vs 400 GB/s). Batch-1 decode tracks bandwidth closely, so a model that fits both cards should decode roughly 25% faster on the DGX Spark (GH200 480GB). The DGX Spark (GH200 480GB) fits more of the catalog at Q4/8K — 66 vs 44 of 69 models (480 vs 64 GB VRAM). Largest model that fits the DGX Spark (GH200 480GB) but not the MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB: DeepSeek-V4-Pro (861.6B). MSRP is $3,000 for the DGX Spark (GH200 480GB) vs $3,899 for the MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB. MSRP is a launch list price, not live retail — Amazon prices move; click through for the current price. In the Q4/8K head-to-head below (59 shared models), the DGX Spark (GH200 480GB) posts the higher tok/s in 51 rows vs 7. Methodology.