| quant | needs | speed |
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Q8_0 | 8.8 GB | ~50–80 tok/s (very fast) |
| ✓ Q6_K | 7.1 GB | ~60–100 tok/s (very fast) |
| ✓ Q5_K_M | 6.3 GB | ~70–120 tok/s (very fast) |
| ✓ Q4_K_M | 5.6 GB | ~80–130 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 4090: DeepSeek-R1 (distill) · Qwen3 · Qwen2.5 · Gemma 3 · Gemma 4
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| model | shares | verdict here |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 2 | 4kv/256hd | ✅ Runs (tight) |
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