Two questions. Ten seconds.
RAM, not storage. Not the hard drive or SSD space.
Most laptops have no separate card, and that is completely fine.
Your PC sets the speed. Same app, same price for everyone: €9.99 (US$9.99), once.
8 GB of RAM, no graphics card
Everything works, just slower. Chat, PDFs, photos, flashcards and PowerPoint. Images need 12 GB of RAM.
16 GB of RAM with no card, or 8 GB with a card
Steady speed: about 10 words a second on a laptop with no card. Writes slide decks. Images and web pages tell you the wait first (images need 12 GB of RAM).
A graphics card with 8 GB (RTX 3060, 4060, RX 6600), or a 4 to 6 GB card with 16 GB of RAM (GTX 1650, 1660)
Fast, thanks to the card: about 15 words a second on a tester’s GTX 1650, 25 on a GTX 1660 Super. Images and web pages with no waiting message.
A graphics card with 8 GB or more and 24 GB of RAM or more
The fastest: about 40 words a second on a tester’s RTX 5060. Reads the longest chats and documents.
Real speeds, measured: 7 PCs, from a GTX 1650 to an RTX 5060 · Gemma 4 requirements · AI on an 8 GB laptop