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Can the Apple M3 Max (64GB) run Mistral 7B v0.3?

Apple M3 Max (64GB) × Mistral 7B v0.38K context
YesRuns fully on the GPU
Memory at FP1616.2 GB of 48 GB
Weights 14.5 GBKV cache 1.1 GBRuntime 0.6 GB
QuantFP16Full quality
Memory16.2 GBof 48 GB usable
Speed~17tokens per second
  1. FP16
  2. Q8_0
  3. Q6_K
  4. Q5_K_M
  5. Q4_K_M
  6. Q3_K_M
  7. Q2_K

Yes. The Apple M3 Max (64GB) can run Mistral 7B v0.3 fully in unified memory at FP16 (full quality), using about 16.2 GB of the 48 GB available, at roughly 17 tokens/second.

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Run it with Ollama

With Ollama installed, one command downloads and starts Mistral 7B v0.3:

ollama run mistral:7b

Ollama's default download is Q4_K_M (about 6.1 GB here). You have room for FP16, which is full quality: pick that GGUF in LM Studio or from Hugging Face.

Run it in the cloud

No Apple M3 Max (64GB)? Run Mistral 7B v0.3 in the cloud.

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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.

QuantQualityMemoryFits?Speed
FP16Full quality16.2 GBFits~17 tok/s
Q8_0Near-lossless9.4 GBFits~31 tok/s
Q6_KExcellent7.6 GBFits~40 tok/s
Q5_K_MVery good6.8 GBFits~47 tok/s
Q4_K_MGood, most popular6.1 GBFits~55 tok/s
Q3_K_MNoticeably degraded5.2 GBFits~68 tok/s
Q2_KHeavily degraded4.4 GBFits~88 tok/s

GPUs that run Mistral 7B v0.3 comfortably

Models that run well on the Apple M3 Max (64GB)

Frequently asked questions

Can Apple M3 Max (64GB) run Mistral 7B v0.3?

Yes. The Apple M3 Max (64GB) can run Mistral 7B v0.3 fully in unified memory at FP16 (full quality), using about 16.2 GB of the 48 GB available, at roughly 17 tokens/second.

How much VRAM does Mistral 7B v0.3 need?

About 6.1 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 16.2 GB at full FP16 precision.

How fast is Mistral 7B v0.3 on the Apple M3 Max (64GB)?

Roughly 17 tokens per second at FP16, estimated from the Apple M3 Max (64GB)'s 400 GB/s memory bandwidth.