The cheapest 24GB graphics card for local AI in South Africa is the Intel Arc Pro B60 at R14,399, enough for 32B models. NVIDIA's cheapest 24GB card, the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, costs R57,999 but adds CUDA support.
If you want to run 32B-class AI models on a single desktop card, you need about 24GB of video memory. In South Africa that used to mean workstation money. Today the cheapest 24GB graphics card for local AI in the Evetech catalogue is an Intel card that costs about a quarter of the NVIDIA alternative.
The Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB from ASRock costs R14,399 at Evetech (22 October 2026), making it the cheapest in-stock card with 24GB. The cheapest NVIDIA 24GB card is the RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell at R57,999. Both reach the 32B model tier by our index method, but the NVIDIA card has the wider software support through CUDA.
By the cautious rule in our GPU AI Index, a model at 4-bit precision needs about 0.7GB per billion parameters, including working space. A 32B model therefore needs roughly 23GB. The gaming cards in stock top out at 16GB, which covers 14B models comfortably but not 32B.
Intel lists the Arc Pro B60 with 24GB of GDDR6 and 456GB/s of memory bandwidth. NVIDIA's RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell also carries 24GB, so in model capacity the two are equal.
The price gap is R43,600, and it buys three things:
If you mainly run models in Ollama and want the most memory for the money, the B60 is hard to argue with. Both are workstation cards, so check your case length, power supply and a free PCIe slot first.
Stock of both workstation cards is limited, so confirm availability on the product page. Plan your storage too, since a 32B model takes tens of gigabytes on disk. For model sizes and prices across every card, see the Intel Arc range, the workstation graphics cards and our AI Laptop Index if you need a portable machine.
The Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB at R14,399 on 22 October 2026, the lowest price of any in-stock 24GB card at Evetech.
Yes, by our index rule. At 4-bit, 32B models take roughly 23GB, so 24GB fits one with a little room for the conversation.
Yes. Ollama runs Intel Arc cards through Vulkan, which it enables by default on Windows and supports on Linux with Intel's drivers.
You pay for CUDA support, newer GDDR7 memory and NVIDIA's workstation features. Model capacity is the same 24GB.
For 14B models, yes. For 32B models, 16GB falls short by our rule, so 24GB is the practical minimum.
Usually, but check the card length, your power supply and a free PCIe x16 slot before ordering.
Want 32B models on one card? Decide whether your tools need CUDA, then choose between the R14,399 Arc Pro B60 and the R57,999 RTX PRO 4000.
The Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB at R14,399 on 22 October 2026, the lowest price of any in-stock 24GB card at Evetech.
Yes, by our index rule. At 4-bit, 32B models take roughly 23GB, so 24GB fits one with a little room for the conversation.
Yes. Ollama runs Intel Arc cards through Vulkan, which it enables by default on Windows and supports on Linux with Intel's drivers.
You pay for CUDA support, newer GDDR7 memory and NVIDIA's workstation features. Model capacity is the same 24GB.
For 14B models, yes. For 32B models, 16GB falls short by our rule, so 24GB is the practical minimum.
Usually, but check the card length, your power supply and a free PCIe x16 slot before ordering.
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