# Local AI hardware requirements: more RAM vs big GPU

> Source: <https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/09/08/local-ai-hardware-requirements-more-ram-vs-big-gpu/>
> Published: 2026-09-08 14:33:37+00:00

Julian Horsey at Geeky Gadgets looks at a question that comes up when running large language models at home: buy more system RAM, or buy a bigger GPU. The example is Qwen 3.8 Flash Next, a 125 billion parameter model. It recommends 96 GB of system memory and gives no GPU memory figure at all. […]