| quant | needs | speed |
|---|---|---|
| ✗ Q8_0 | 46.3 GB | — |
| ~ Q5_K_M | 34.3 GB | ~7–11 tok/s (usable) |
| ~ Q4_K_M | 30.7 GB | ~7–12 tok/s (usable) |
| ✓ Q3_K_M | 26.7 GB | ~25–45 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090: DeepSeek-R1 (distill) · Qwen2.5 · Qwen3 · Llama 3.1 · Gemma 3
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