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RigCheck
Check if your GPU or Mac can run open AI models
What is RigCheck?
RigCheck helps users determine whether their specific graphics card or Mac can run various open-source AI models. The platform provides interactive hardware checkers, memory capacity estimates, and VRAM requirements based on official developer specs and published community benchmarks. Users can also sign up for email alerts when checkers for new open models become available.
Who is RigCheck for?
Developers and AI enthusiasts running open-source models locally on their own hardware.
What can you use RigCheck for?
- Checking if a specific graphics card or Mac has enough VRAM to run a local open AI model
- Estimating memory requirements for different model quantizations and file formats
- Finding hardware compatibility details for language, image, and video AI models
- Subscribing to email alerts for newly released model hardware checkers
Key features
- Interactive hardware checkers for GPUs and Macs
- VRAM and memory capacity estimates by model format and quantization
- Official developer specifications and community benchmark integration
- Email alerts for new model checkers
- Free reuse of open data under CC BY 4.0
FAQ
What does RigCheck do?
RigCheck answers whether your graphics card or Mac can run specific open-source AI models and how well it will perform.
Who is RigCheck for?
It is for developers, researchers, and hobbyists who want to run open AI models locally on their own hardware.
Where do RigCheck's hardware requirements come from?
Requirements are sourced from official developer documentation, model cards, published community benchmarks, and calculated memory estimates.
Does RigCheck offer email alerts for new models?
Yes, users can sign up for email alerts to be notified when RigCheck adds a checker for a new open model.
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