AI image and video generation

Image and video models run on the graphics chip and need graphics memory for the model and the picture.

What matters

• Graphics memory: the model has to fit in it, or it runs slowly from system memory.
• A dedicated NVIDIA graphics chip is what most of these tools list first.

General guidance in our own words. The figures below are the makers' published requirements.

The requirements

Which laptops meet the most of these

The 30 best of 128 listed laptops, compared with each laptop's largest memory option. Memory and graphics memory only. The operating system is not checked: many of these apps and games run only on Windows or only on macOS, so open the source link before you rely on a ranking. The graphics class and processor each maker names are in the source links too.