Can I Run / DeepSeek V4 Flash / on Apple M3 Ultra (64GB)

Can I Run DeepSeek V4 Flash on a Apple M3 Ultra (64GB)?

Yes

Runs at Q8_0 — near-lossless quality.

Model size
37.0B
GPU memory
64.0GB
Smallest quant
Q4_K_M
Best fit
Q8_0

4 quantizations fit your 64.0GB

QuantMin VRAMRecommendedFile sizeHeadroom
Q8_0BEST40.3 GB41.8 GB39.3 GB+23.7 GB
Q6_K31.5 GB33.0 GB30.5 GB+32.5 GB
Q5_K_M27.3 GB28.8 GB26.3 GB+36.7 GB
Q4_K_M23.4 GB24.9 GB22.4 GB+40.6 GB

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DeepSeek V4 Flash

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Apple M3 Ultra (64GB)

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FAQ

Can the Apple M3 Ultra (64GB) run DeepSeek V4 Flash?

Yes. The Apple M3 Ultra (64GB)'s 64.0GB of unified memory is enough to run DeepSeek V4 Flash at Q8_0 quantization (40.3GB required).

What's the best quantization to use?

Q8_0 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 64.0GB. It uses about 40.3GB of memory and 41.8GB recommended for comfortable inference.

What if I need more headroom for context length?

KV cache memory grows with context length. The numbers above assume a baseline 2K-4K context. For long-context use (32K+), add another 2-6GB depending on the model architecture.