MiniMax-M2.5 Is a 240GB VRAM Trap by Official File Size
MiniMax-M2.5’s official files total 230.134GB, leaving only 9.866GB at 240GB before runtime allocations.
Category: Analysis & Comparisons
Evidence-first local AI model sizing, hardware comparisons and deployment analysis. Capacity and published specifications are kept separate from measured performance.
DeepSeek-V3.2 Hardware: 8×96GB vs Six H200 GPUs
Eight 96GB devices leave 78.517GB after the official DeepSeek-V3.2 files; six H200s leave 156.517GB. Capacity is only the first gate.
DeepSeek-V3.2 Needs More Than Eight 80GB GPUs by File Size
The official 689.483GB DeepSeek-V3.2 checkpoint is 49.483GB larger than eight nominal 80GB GPUs before runtime overhead.
Why 64GB Is the Wrong Buying Target for GLM-4.7-Flash BF16
GLM-4.7-Flash’s official BF16 checkpoint leaves only 1.556GB at 64GB. The practical resident-hardware conversation starts at 80GB.
GLM-4.7-Flash Is a 64GB Trap: Official Files Leave 1.556GB
The official GLM-4.7-Flash BF16 checkpoint is 62.444GB, leaving only 1.556GB against nominal 64GB before runtime memory.
Llama 4 Scout and Maverick: Why 17B Active Is Not the VRAM Requirement
Official Llama 4 checkpoints range from 217.284GB for Scout BF16 to 803.168GB for Maverick BF16. Active parameters do not describe stored weights.
Intel Arc Pro B60 vs RTX 4090 for Local AI: Same 24GB, Different Platform
Both GPUs have 24GB, but software support, power and the complete system decide the purchase.
Intel Arc Pro B70 vs RTX 5090 for Local AI: Same 32GB, Different Platform
Both GPUs have 32GB, but software support, power, workstation features and the complete system decide the purchase.
Intel Arc Pro B60 vs RTX 3090 for Local AI: Same 24GB, Different Bet
Both GPUs have 24GB, but Intel software support, CUDA compatibility, power and used-card condition decide the purchase.
Intel Arc Pro B60 vs B65 for Local AI: Same Compute, More Memory
Arc Pro B60 and B65 share their listed compute resources and 200W headline. Compare the 24GB-versus-32GB capacity and memory-system difference.