| quant | needs | speed |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Q8_0 | 15.8 GB | ~25–40 tok/s (fast) |
| ✓ Q6_K | 13.0 GB | ~30–50 tok/s (fast) |
| ✓ Q5_K_M | 11.7 GB | ~35–55 tok/s (fast) |
| ✓ Q4_K_M | 10.6 GB | ~35–60 tok/s (fast) |
Same model, other machines: Apple M1 · Apple M1 Pro · Apple M2 · Apple M3 Pro · Apple M2 Pro · Apple M4 Pro
Also runs on a AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX: DeepSeek-R1 (distill) · Qwen3 · Qwen2.5 · Gemma 3 · Mistral Small 3
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| model | shares | verdict here |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 2 | 8kv/256hd | ✅ Runs (tight) |
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