Gaudi 3 128GB vs MacBook Pro M1 Max 32GB for Local LLMs
The Gaudi 3 128GB has about 719% more memory bandwidth (3,276 vs 400 GB/s). Batch-1 decode tracks bandwidth closely, so a model that fits both cards should decode roughly 719% faster on the Gaudi 3 128GB. The Gaudi 3 128GB fits more of the catalog at Q4/8K — 53 vs 39 of 69 models (128 vs 32 GB VRAM). Largest model that fits the Gaudi 3 128GB but not the MacBook Pro M1 Max 32GB: Step-3.5-Flash (196.8B). MSRP is $12,500 for the Gaudi 3 128GB vs $3,299 for the MacBook Pro M1 Max 32GB. MSRP is a launch list price, not live retail — Amazon prices move; click through for the current price. Not retail-shoppable: Gaudi 3 128GB (datacenter-class; cloud rental is the realistic way to use it). In the Q4/8K head-to-head below (53 shared models), the Gaudi 3 128GB posts the higher tok/s in 53 rows vs 0. Methodology.