The cheapest cataloged machine that runs Mixtral 8x7B on the GPU is a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · 32GB VRAM. Here are the most affordable rigs that fit it, smallest memory first.
| machine | best fit | verdict | speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 · 32GB VRAM | 8x7B (MoE) Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 85–140 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon Pro W7900 · 48GB VRAM | 8x7B (MoE) Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs comfortably | 35–60 tok/s |
| Apple M3 Max · 48GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 20–35 tok/s |
| Apple M4 Max · 48GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 25–40 tok/s |
| Apple M4 Pro · 48GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q4_K_M | ✅ Runs (tight) | 16–25 tok/s |
| Apple M1 Max · 64GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs comfortably | 18–30 tok/s |
| Apple M1 Ultra · 64GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs comfortably | 25–40 tok/s |
| Apple M2 Max · 64GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs comfortably | 18–30 tok/s |
| Apple M2 Ultra · 64GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q5_K_M | ✅ Runs comfortably | 25–40 tok/s |
| Apple M2 Max · 96GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q8_0 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 13–20 tok/s |
| Apple M2 Ultra · 128GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q8_0 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 17–30 tok/s |
| Apple M3 Max · 128GB | 8x7B (MoE) Q8_0 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 13–20 tok/s |
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Verdicts use the same GQA-aware fit math as the CLI — a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 verdict here matches what runlocal tells you on the machine.