| quant | needs | speed |
|---|---|---|
| ~ Q8_0 | 16.8 GB | ~7–12 tok/s (usable) |
| ✓ Q5_K_M | 11.9 GB | ~30–55 tok/s (fast) |
| ✓ Q4_K_M | 10.5 GB | ~40–65 tok/s (very fast) |
| ✓ Q3_K_M | 8.9 GB | ~45–75 tok/s (very 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080: DeepSeek-R1 (distill) · Qwen2.5 · Qwen3 · Gemma 4 · Gemma 3
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