Can the Apple M3 Max (64GB) run Mistral Large 4 1T-A52B?
- FP16
- Q8_0
- Q6_K
- Q5_K_M
- Q4_K_M
- Q3_K_M
- Q2_K
No. Even at Q4_K_M, Mistral Large 4 1T-A52B needs about 607.5 GB, but the Apple M3 Max (64GB) has 48 GB usable. You could offload some layers to system RAM, but it will be very slow.
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Memory needed by quantization
At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 48 GB the Apple M3 Max (64GB) can use. macOS lets the GPU use about 48 GB of the 64 GB unified memory by default.
| Quant | Quality | Memory | Fits? | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | Full quality | 2001.3 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q8_0 | Near-lossless | 1063.8 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q6_K | Excellent | 821.3 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q5_K_M | Very good | 712.5 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q4_K_M | Good, most popular | 607.5 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q3_K_M | Noticeably degraded | 490 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q2_K | Heavily degraded | 376.3 GB | Too big | — |
Measured speed from real Apple M3 Max (64GB) owners
Tokens per second that people measured on their own Apple M3 Max (64GB), next to our estimate.
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Can Apple M3 Max (64GB) run Mistral Large 4 1T-A52B?
No. Even at Q4_K_M, Mistral Large 4 1T-A52B needs about 607.5 GB, but the Apple M3 Max (64GB) has 48 GB usable. You could offload some layers to system RAM, but it will be very slow.
How much VRAM does Mistral Large 4 1T-A52B need?
About 607.5 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 2001.3 GB at full FP16 precision.
How fast is Mistral Large 4 1T-A52B on the Apple M3 Max (64GB)?
It does not fit in the Apple M3 Max (64GB)'s memory, so most layers would run from system RAM and generation would be very slow.