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Ask HN: MacBook vs. Dedicated GPU for LLM

For those who are using llms on macbook, Want to understand how macbook is different than dedicated GPU in running those models? and how to know how much a macbook is capable of running a model? Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48694802 Points: 17 # Comments: 28

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For those who are using llms on macbook, Want to understand how macbook is different than dedicated GPU in running those models? and how to know how much a macbook is capable of running a model? Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48694802 Points: 17 # Comments: 28

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