Intel Arc A770 16GB vs Mac mini M4 16GB
For running models locally, priced in Germany. At 8k context the first runs 14 models fully in memory, the second 13.
In short
Both have 16 GB of memory for models; the Intel Arc A770 16GB has 560 GB/s of bandwidth and the Mac mini M4 16GB 120 GB/s. At 8k context the Intel Arc A770 16GB runs 14 of the models we track fully in memory and the Mac mini M4 16GB 13; only the Intel Arc A770 16GB holds gpt-oss 20B. On the models both run fully in memory, the Intel Arc A770 16GB is about 3.6× as fast as the Mac mini M4 16GB (estimated, median across models). In Germany the Intel Arc A770 16GB costs 646 € at eBay and the Mac mini M4 16GB 800 € at eBay: the Intel Arc A770 16GB is 154 € cheaper.
Updated . Speeds are estimates; how they are worked out.
Specifications
| Spec | Intel Arc A770 16GB | Mac mini M4 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| GPU | Arc A770 16GB | – |
| Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 | – |
| Memory bus | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 560 GB/s | 120 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 131 TFLOPS | 3.76 TFLOPS |
| Software | SYCL / oneAPI | Metal |
| Board power | 225 W | – |
| PCIe generation | Gen 4 | – |
| PCIe lanes | x16 | – |
| Chip | – | Apple M4 (10-core GPU) |
| Unified memory | – | 16 GB |
| GPU can use by default | – | 10.7 GB |
| GPU can use, tuned | – | 10.666666666666666 GB |
| Operating system | – | macos |
| Processor | – | M4 10-core |
| Storage | – | 256 GB |
What each runs
Estimated decode speed with the most precise quant that fits each one est.
| Model | Intel Arc A770 16GB | Mac mini M4 16GB |
|---|---|---|
| gpt-oss 20B | 59tok/sMXFP4 | won't run |
| Gemma 4 12B | 21tok/sQ8_0 | 8tok/sQ6_K |
| Qwen 3.5 9B | 28tok/sQ8_0 | 8tok/sQ8_0 |
| Ministral 3 14B | 23tok/sQ6_K | 8tok/sQ4_K_M |
| Qwen3 14B | 21tok/sQ6_K | 8tok/sQ4_K_M |
| DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | 28tok/sQ8_0 | 8tok/sQ8_0 |
| Qwen3 8B | 28tok/sQ8_0 | 8tok/sQ8_0 |
| Phi-4 14B | 20tok/sQ6_K | 7tok/sQ4_K_M |
| Qwen 3.5 4B | 58tok/sQ8_0 | 16tok/sQ8_0 |
| Ministral 3 8B | 28tok/sQ8_0 | 8tok/sQ8_0 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 26tok/sQ8_0 | 7tok/sQ8_0 |
| Gemma 4 E4B | 33tok/sQ8_0 | 9tok/sQ8_0 |
| LFM2.5 8B-A1B | 105tok/sQ8_0 | 32tok/sQ8_0 |
| Llama 3.1 8B | 37tok/sQ6_K | 10tok/sQ6_K |
| Qwen 3.8 27B | offload | won't run |
| Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B | offload | won't run |
| Qwen 3.6 27B | offload | won't run |
| Gemma 4 31B | offload | won't run |
| Mistral Small 4 119B | offload | won't run |
| Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B | offload | won't run |
| Qwen 3.5 27B | offload | won't run |
| Gemma 4 26B-A4B | offload | won't run |
| Qwen 3.5 35B-A3B | offload | won't run |
| GLM 4.7 Flash | offload | won't run |
| Devstral Small 2 24B | offload | won't run |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B | offload | won't run |
| Qwen3 Coder 30B-A3B | offload | won't run |
| Kimi Linear 48B-A3B | offload | won't run |
| Qwen3 32B | offload | won't run |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | offload | won't run |
| Gemma 3 27B | offload | won't run |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | offload | won't run |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | won't run | won't run |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen 3.8 Flash Next | won't run | won't run |
| MiniMax M2.7 | won't run | won't run |
| Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen3 Coder Next | won't run | won't run |
| gpt-oss 120B | won't run | won't run |
| GLM 4.5 Air | won't run | won't run |
| Qwen3 Next 80B-A3B | won't run | won't run |
| Llama 3.3 70B | won't run | won't run |
Questions
- Which is better for local AI, the Intel Arc A770 16GB or the Mac mini M4 16GB?
- Choose the Intel Arc A770 16GB to run bigger models. Choose the Intel Arc A770 16GB for speed. Choose the Intel Arc A770 16GB to spend less.
- Which can run bigger models, the Intel Arc A770 16GB or the Mac mini M4 16GB?
- At 8k context the Intel Arc A770 16GB runs 14 of the models we track fully in memory and the Mac mini M4 16GB 13; only the Intel Arc A770 16GB holds gpt-oss 20B.
- Which is faster for local AI, the Intel Arc A770 16GB or the Mac mini M4 16GB?
- On the models both run fully in memory, the Intel Arc A770 16GB is about 3.6× as fast as the Mac mini M4 16GB (estimated, median across models).
- What is the price difference between the Intel Arc A770 16GB and the Mac mini M4 16GB?
- In Germany the Intel Arc A770 16GB costs 646 € at eBay and the Mac mini M4 16GB 800 € at eBay: the Intel Arc A770 16GB is 154 € cheaper.
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