For the same performance, one could even go about 50% cheaper with 16 channel ddr4 + a rtx3090 for prompt processing.
replyBut still, even for mid level projects API is orders of magnitude cheaper, since you don't need to set it up and maintain it.
The memory bandwidth of the 2x RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell setup will be 10x higher, which should have an equivalent effect on the generated tokens per second.
replyCurrently the 3bit (and 2 bit) quant on DGX spark (on one of them) and the M5 Max should just start. Right now. (I'm hoping to get an M5 Max delivered on monday, let's see if it happens this time. It's 2+ months since I ordered now)
replyThe 4 bit quant technically fits (there's a 127 GB version) but ... obviously that's not going to work. It is so close though, surely someone will a way to do it.