Fourteen Comparable Hardware Configurations
Bare GPUs are not comparable to laptops or appliances. The table below only lists complete systems: CPU, memory, GPU, and storage together, sorted by increasing price. For workstation builds around a bare Nvidia GPU (no fixed CPU from the vendor), the CPU column shows one realistic example, not a spec. The first three rows are the entry tier a reader specifically asked for: machines with a GPU (dedicated or unified) capped around 16-32 GB, cheap enough to try local inference without committing to a €4,000+ build.
| # | Configuration | CPU | System memory | GPU | Storage | Price (Aug 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mac mini, Apple M6 | Apple M6, 12 cores (2 super + 4 performance + 6 efficiency) | 16-32 GB unified | Integrated GPU, 12 cores, 170 GB/s bandwidth | 256 GB-2 TB SSD | €1,049 (16 GB/256 GB base) / ≈€1,500 est. at 32 GB max (+$400 BTO) |
| 2 | Workstation, 1x RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB | Example: AMD Ryzen 5 7600, 6 cores | 32-64 GB DDR5 (host only) | RTX 5060 Ti, 4,608 CUDA cores, 16 GB GDDR7 dedicated, 448 GB/s | 1-2 TB NVMe | ≈€1,300-1,600 (GPU alone: $429 MSRP, ≈€590-730 street Aug 2026) |
| 3 | Mac mini, Apple M5 Pro | Apple M5 Pro, 15 or 18 cores | 24-64 GB unified | Integrated GPU, 16 or 20 cores, 307 GB/s bandwidth | 512 GB-8 TB SSD | €1,999 (24 GB/512 GB base) / ≈€3,000 est. at 64 GB max (+$1,000 BTO) |
| 4 | AMD Ryzen AI Halo | Ryzen AI Max+ 395, Zen 5, 16 cores/32 threads | 128 GB unified LPDDR5x | Radeon 8060S integrated, 40 CU RDNA 3.5, no dedicated VRAM | 2 TB SSD | ≈$3,999 (≈€3,700-4,000) |
| 5 | NVIDIA DGX Spark | Grace, 20 Arm cores (10x Cortex-X925 + 10x Cortex-A725) | 128 GB unified LPDDR5x | GB10 Blackwell, 6,144 CUDA cores (48 SM), no dedicated VRAM | 4 TB NVMe (included) | ≈$4,699 (≈€4,180-4,700) |
| 6 | MacBook Pro, Apple M5 Pro | Apple M5 Pro, 15 or 18 cores | 48 GB unified | Integrated GPU, 20 cores | 2 TB SSD | ≈€4,500-5,000 |
| 7 | Workstation, 1x RTX 5090 | Example: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, 16 cores | 64-128 GB DDR5 (host only) | RTX 5090, 21,760 CUDA cores, 32 GB GDDR7 dedicated | 2-4 TB NVMe | ≈€5,000-6,000 |
| 8 | MacBook Pro, Apple M5 Max | Apple M5 Max, 18 cores | 128 GB unified | Integrated GPU, 40 cores | 2 TB SSD | ≈€5,500-6,500 |
| 9 | AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 ("Gorgon Halo") | Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495, Zen 5, 16 cores/32 threads, up to 5.2 GHz | 192 GB unified + 160 GB dedicated graphics memory | Radeon 8065S integrated, 40 CU RDNA 3.5 | 2-4 TB (estimated) | Unannounced, ≈€5,000-10,000 est. (Q3 2026 launch, no independent benchmark exists) |
| 10 | Workstation pair, 2x NVIDIA DGX Spark | 2x Grace, 20 Arm cores each (10x Cortex-X925 + 10x Cortex-A725) | 256 GB unified LPDDR5x combined (2x128 GB) | 2x GB10 Blackwell, 12,288 CUDA cores combined (96 SM), no dedicated VRAM, no NVLink | 2x 4 TB NVMe (included) | ≈$9,398 (≈€8,360-9,400), twice the single-unit price above |
| 11 | Workstation, dual RTX 5090 | Example: AMD Threadripper 7960X, 24 cores | 128-256 GB DDR5 (host only) | 2x RTX 5090, 43,520 CUDA cores combined, 64 GB GDDR7 combined, no NVLink | 4 TB NVMe | ≈€8,000-12,000 |
| 12 | Mac Studio, Apple M5 Ultra | Apple M5 Ultra, 36 cores | 256 GB unified | Integrated GPU, 80 cores | 4 TB SSD | ≈€12,000 |
| 13 | Workstation, RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | Example: AMD Threadripper PRO 7975WX, 32 cores | 128-256 GB DDR5 ECC (host only) | RTX PRO 6000, 24,064 CUDA cores, 96 GB GDDR7 ECC dedicated | 4 TB NVMe | ≈€16,000-18,000 (the card alone is ≈€14,000) |
| 14 | Workstation, dual RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | Example: AMD Threadripper PRO 7995WX, 96 cores | 256 GB+ DDR5 ECC (host only) | 2x RTX PRO 6000, 48,128 CUDA cores combined, 192 GB GDDR7 combined, no NVLink | 4-8 TB NVMe | ≈€30,000-32,000+ |
Sources: Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell core counts and VRAM confirmed via Central Computer and Schneider Digital (card price ≈€14,000). RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB specs and MSRP from VideoCardz, street price range from BestValueGPU's August 2026 tracker. GB10 specs from Arm Learning Paths and NVIDIA DGX Spark. Radeon 8060S CU count from TechPowerUp. Apple M5 Pro/Max chip specs (core counts, memory bandwidth, confirmed 24/48/64 GB tiers) from Apple's own tech specs page. Apple has not published M5 Ultra specs; the 256 GB / 36-core / 80-core figures come from pre-launch reporting, not an Apple source. Mac mini M6 and M5 Pro were announced August 25, 2026 (shipping September 22, 2026): chip specs and memory tiers from 9to5Mac's launch coverage, French base pricing from MacGeneration, USD BTO memory upgrade pricing (the basis for the EUR "est." figures above, since Apple's French config-by-config EUR pricing wasn't independently reachable) from Daring Fireball's configuration breakdown.