Best GPUs for Local AI in 2026: Ranked by VRAM, Not Benchmarks
Gaming benchmarks do not predict local AI performance - VRAM does. The cards worth buying at each tier, the sizing maths nobody explains, and the six mistakes that waste money.
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How Much VRAM Do You Actually Need for Local AI?
The answer is a short calculation, not a number from someone else s setup. Weights plus KV cache plus overhead - learn it once and you can size any model against any card in thirty seconds.