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For running LLMs, your RAM number is a lie. Look at the VRAM.

Jun 14, 2026

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2 min read

LLM Concepts

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For running LLMs, your RAM number is a lie. Look at the VRAM.

Few day's after I had the Mac Mini running models, I found the setting half the internet argues about: n_gpu_layers. On a gaming PC it's the make-or-break dial. I'd never once touched it.

Yatharth Lakhera
Yatharth Lakhera
I bought a Mac Mini to run a 9B model. "Hello" took a minute.

Jun 14, 2026

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2 min read

LLM Concepts

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I bought a Mac Mini to run a 9B model. "Hello" took a minute.

I typed "hello" and watched the cursor blink. Sixty seconds later, one word came back.

Yatharth Lakhera
Yatharth Lakhera

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