Can I Run / Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B V1.5 / on Apple M2 Ultra (64GB)

Can I Run Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B V1.5 on a Apple M2 Ultra (64GB)?

Yes

Runs at Q8_0 — near-lossless quality.

Model size
49.9B
GPU memory
64.0GB
Smallest quant
Q2_K
Best fit
Q8_0

14 quantizations fit your 64.0GB

QuantMin VRAMRecommendedFile sizeHeadroom
Q8_0BEST54.0 GB55.5 GB53.0 GB+10.0 GB
Q6_K42.1 GB43.6 GB40.9 GB+21.9 GB
Q5_138.4 GB39.9 GB37.4 GB+25.6 GB
Q5_K_M36.4 GB37.9 GB35.4 GB+27.6 GB
Q5_K_S35.4 GB36.9 GB34.4 GB+28.6 GB
Q5_035.3 GB36.8 GB34.3 GB+28.7 GB
Q4_132.2 GB33.7 GB31.4 GB+31.8 GB
Q4_K_M31.3 GB32.8 GB30.2 GB+32.8 GB
Q4_K_S29.6 GB31.1 GB28.6 GB+34.4 GB
Q4_029.1 GB30.6 GB28.5 GB+34.9 GB
Q3_K_L23.2 GB24.7 GB26.3 GB+40.8 GB
Q3_K_M21.9 GB23.4 GB24.3 GB+42.1 GB
Q3_K_S20.2 GB21.7 GB22.0 GB+43.8 GB
Q2_K17.4 GB18.9 GB18.7 GB+46.6 GB

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Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B V1.5

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Best models for this GPU
Apple M2 Ultra (64GB)

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FAQ

Can the Apple M2 Ultra (64GB) run Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B V1.5?

Yes. The Apple M2 Ultra (64GB)'s 64.0GB of unified memory is enough to run Llama 3.3 Nemotron Super 49B V1.5 at Q8_0 quantization (54.0GB required).

What's the best quantization to use?

Q8_0 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 64.0GB. It uses about 54.0GB of memory and 55.5GB 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.