Dev: skip any GPU under 256GB for local AI, prices are about to fall
AIFlow_ML · x · 2026-11-05
A developer argues that any GPU with less than 256GB of memory should be ruled out for local AI, predicting prices will fall. He adds that if vendors ship units with only 128GB, it signals they don't really want users to run local AI.
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