Gaudi 3 128GB vs MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB 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. Both fit the same number of catalog models at Q4/8K (47 of 61; 128 vs 128 GB VRAM). MSRP is $12,500 for the Gaudi 3 128GB vs $4,199 for the MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GB. 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 (59 shared models), the Gaudi 3 128GB posts the higher tok/s in 59 rows vs 0. Methodology.