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GPU Comparisons

Comparisons take two or three GPUs that readers actually consider against each other and walk through them with a local-inference lens — not a gaming review lens.

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Every comparison starts from the same question structure: which card holds more of your target model, how much faster is the headline winner once both are properly quantized, what does the price-per-token-per-second look like at street prices, and what is the resale floor on the loser two years out.

Where the canonical answer changes by model size, the article makes that explicit. A 5090 versus 4090 verdict shifts depending on whether you're running 13B Q4 or 70B Q4_K_S, and we say so rather than collapsing the comparison to a single 'winner.'

Used-market matchups (3090 vs 4090, used 3090 vs new 4060 Ti) deserve special attention in 2026 because the used market shifts roughly every quarter as new generations release. Every comparison guide notes the date of the last price check at the top.

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comparison Jun 30, 2026

RTX 5090 vs H100 for LLM in 2026 ($5K vs $30K Debate)

RTX 5090 32GB is enough for 90% of local LLM users. H100 80GB earns its 6× price only for FP8 training or long-context serving. Full compare 2026.

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comparison Apr 21, 2026

Cloud GPU vs Self-Hosted LLM: Real TCO Breakdown

Full cost comparison — RunPod, Vast.ai, and Lambda vs buying your own GPU for local LLM inference. Break-even analysis included.

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comparison Apr 14, 2026

RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 3090 for LLM: New $1,050 vs Used $820

RTX 5070 Ti (16GB GDDR7) vs used RTX 3090 (24GB GDDR6X) for local LLMs in 2026 — tok/s, VRAM, and which is the better buy.

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comparison Apr 12, 2026

LM Studio vs Ollama in 2026: Which Local LLM Tool Should You Use?

LM Studio vs Ollama compared — GUI vs CLI, MLX vs CUDA performance, ease of use, and which tool fits your workflow in 2026.

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comparison Apr 12, 2026

RTX 5090 vs RTX 3090 for LLM: New Flagship vs Used Value King

RTX 5090 ($4,900) vs used RTX 3090 ($820) for LLM in 2026 — 32GB GDDR7 vs 24GB GDDR6X. Is the new flagship worth 6x the price?

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comparison Apr 11, 2026

RTX 5070 vs RTX 4090 for LLM in 2026: 12GB vs 24GB

RTX 5070 vs RTX 4090 for local LLM in 2026 — 12GB vs 24GB VRAM. The 4090 wins because VRAM is king for LLMs. Full comparison.

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comparison Apr 10, 2026

Mac M5 vs NVIDIA for Local LLM: 512GB at 1.2 TB/s

Apple's M5 Ultra pairs 512GB of unified memory with 1.2 TB/s of bandwidth. What that changes against an RTX 5090 for local LLM inference, and what it does not.

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comparison Apr 10, 2026

Ollama vs llama.cpp vs vLLM: Start, Speed, or Serve

Ollama to get running in seconds, llama.cpp for the extra tokens per second, vLLM to serve other people. Which of the three fits your workflow in 2026.

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comparison Apr 10, 2026

RTX 5060 Ti vs RTX 4060 Ti for LLM Inference in 2026

RTX 5060 Ti vs 4060 Ti for LLM — both 16GB, but GDDR7 is 55% faster bandwidth. Speed vs value comparison with benchmarks.

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comparison Apr 7, 2026

Windows vs Linux for Local LLM: Which OS Wins in 2026?

Windows vs Linux for local LLM inference — performance differences, VRAM efficiency, multi-GPU support, and when WSL is good enough.

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comparison Apr 1, 2026

RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090 for Ollama: Worth 2.7x the Price?

RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090 for Ollama compared in 2026. Same 24GB VRAM, different speed — is the 4090 worth 2.7x the used 3090 price?

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comparison Apr 1, 2026

RTX 5080 vs RTX 4090 for LLM: Which Is Better in 2026?

RTX 5080 16GB vs RTX 4090 24GB for local LLM inference. Benchmarks, VRAM analysis, and which card wins for your model size.

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comparison Mar 29, 2026

RunPod vs Vast.ai for LLM Inference in 2026 (Compared)

RunPod vs Vast.ai compared for LLM inference. Pricing, reliability, GPU availability, and which cloud provider wins for your workflow.

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comparison Mar 28, 2026

RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090 for LLM: 32GB vs 24GB in 2026

RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090 for local LLM inference in 2026. 32GB GDDR7 vs 24GB GDDR6X — is the extra VRAM worth the price premium?

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comparison Mar 18, 2026

ROCm vs CUDA for Local LLM 2026: Is AMD Usable Yet?

The RX 7900 XTX's 960 GB/s sits between a used 3090 and a 4090, but its 24GB caps it at 34B. Where AMD is fine, and where it costs you a weekend.

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comparison Mar 16, 2026

RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090 for LLM: New vs Used Value in 2026

RTX 4090 vs RTX 3090 head-to-head for local LLM inference in 2026. Same 24GB VRAM, very different performance and pricing.

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