The cheapest cataloged machine that runs mxbai-embed-large on the GPU is a AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM. Here are the most affordable rigs that fit it, smallest memory first.
| machine | best fit | verdict | speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon RX 7600 · 8GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 80–130 tok/s |
| Apple M1 · 8GB | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 30–50 tok/s |
| Apple M2 · 8GB | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 40–70 tok/s |
| Apple M3 · 8GB | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 40–70 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 · 8GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 130–220 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 · 8GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 80–130 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 · 10GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 220–370 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT · 12GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 110–180 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT · 12GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 120–200 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 · 12GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 110–180 tok/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 · 12GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 150–250 tok/s |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT · 16GB VRAM | 335M F16 | ✅ Runs comfortably | 140–240 tok/s |
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Verdicts use the same GQA-aware fit math as the CLI — a AMD Radeon RX 7600 verdict here matches what runlocal tells you on the machine.