Best GPU for Local AI Offline AI
作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年10月7日
Ranked for fully offline and air-gapped use: A model that works with no internet connection at all — on a laptop, in the field, or inside an air-gapped network.
Best overall: Intel Arc Pro B70
32 GB VRAM at 608 GB/s. It runs 151 of the models that qualify for this workload; the strongest is Qwen 3.7 35B-A3B at an estimated 120.8 tokens/sec.
The picks
| GPU | VRAM | MSRP | Models that fit | Best model it runs | Est. speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Intel Arc Pro B70 | 32 GB | $949 | 151 | Qwen 3.7 35B-A3B | ~120.8 tok/s |
| Best value | Intel Arc Pro B70 | 32 GB | $949 | 151 | Qwen 3.7 35B-A3B | ~120.8 tok/s |
| Budget pick | Intel Arc B570 | 10 GB | $219 | 112 | Ternary Bonsai 27B | ~16 tok/s |
| Most memory | NVIDIA DGX Spark | 128 GB | $4,699 | 168 | Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B (MoE) | ~25.8 tok/s |
Full ranking for fully offline and air-gapped use
| GPU | Score | VRAM | MSRP | Models fit | Est. speed | Tok/s per watt | Cost per model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Arc Pro B70 | 84.4 | 32 GB | $949 | 151 | ~120.8 | 0.54 | $6 |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX | 82.3 | 24 GB | $999 | 151 | ~164.8 | 0.46 | $7 |
| AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 | 81.8 | 32 GB | $1,299 | 151 | ~125.4 | 0.42 | $9 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | 80.8 | 24 GB | $1,499 | 151 | ~162.2 | 0.46 | $10 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | 79.9 | 24 GB | $1,599 | 151 | ~169.9 | 0.38 | $11 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | 79.3 | 24 GB | $1,999 | 151 | ~169.9 | 0.38 | $13 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | 78.7 | 32 GB | $1,999 | 151 | ~233 | 0.41 | $13 |
| AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT | 65.3 | 20 GB | $899 | 138 | ~27.7 | 0.09 | $7 |
| NVIDIA DGX Spark | 50.4 | 128 GB | $4,699 | 168 | ~25.8 | 0.17 | $28 |
| NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation | 48.5 | 48 GB | $6,799 | 155 | ~15.6 | 0.05 | $44 |
| NVIDIA L40S | 46.5 | 48 GB | $7,499 | 155 | ~14 | 0.04 | $48 |
| NVIDIA RTX A6000 | 45.5 | 48 GB | $4,649 | 155 | ~12.5 | 0.04 | $30 |
How these numbers are calculated
- GPUs are scored on four axes: capability (45%), speed (30%), value (20%) and efficiency (5%), each normalised across the whole ranking.
- Capability means the intrinsic strength of the best model the card can hold — not how many models fit, and not how fast it streams a small one.
- Speed is capped at 40 tok/s: past that, more throughput does not change how the model feels to use.
- Apple Silicon is excluded from this ranking. Those entries price a whole computer and rate a chip's package power, so on price-per-capability and performance-per-watt they would beat every add-in card by construction. Apple hardware is covered on the macOS platform page instead.
- The lowest quality floor in the set (40) and the strongest tag weighting toward small, low-memory models. Offline use is constrained by the hardware you happen to have with you, so a model that runs on 8 GB and never stalls beats a stronger model that needs a desktop.
FAQ
What is the best GPU for fully offline and air-gapped use?
The Intel Arc Pro B70 — 32 GB of VRAM runs 151 qualifying models, the strongest being Qwen 3.7.
What is the cheapest GPU that works for fully offline and air-gapped use?
The Intel Arc B570 at $219, which runs 112 qualifying models.
How much VRAM do I need for fully offline and air-gapped use?
8 GB is the entry point at which a model for this workload will run at all. More memory buys a stronger model, not just a faster one.
What These GPUs Run
- Best models for the Intel Arc Pro B70
- Best models for the Intel Arc B570
- Best models for the NVIDIA DGX Spark
GPU Reviews
- Intel Arc Pro B70 review
- AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX review
- AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 review
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 review