Can I Run Ministral 3 14B 2512 on a Apple M3 Max (36GB)?
Runs at full precision (fp16). Zero quality loss.
12 quantizations fit your 36.0GB
| Quant | Min VRAM | Recommended | File size | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fp16BEST | 28.8 GB | 30.3 GB | 0.9 GB | +7.2 GB |
| Q8_0 | 15.8 GB | 17.3 GB | 14.4 GB | +20.2 GB |
| Q6_K | 12.4 GB | 13.9 GB | 11.1 GB | +23.6 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 10.9 GB | 12.4 GB | 9.6 GB | +25.1 GB |
| Q5_K_S | 10.6 GB | 12.1 GB | 9.4 GB | +25.4 GB |
| Q4_1 | 9.7 GB | 11.2 GB | 8.6 GB | +26.3 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 9.4 GB | 10.9 GB | 8.2 GB | +26.6 GB |
| Q4_K_S | 9.0 GB | 10.5 GB | 7.8 GB | +27.0 GB |
| Q4_0 | 8.8 GB | 10.3 GB | 7.8 GB | +27.2 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 6.8 GB | 8.3 GB | 6.7 GB | +29.2 GB |
| Q3_K_S | 6.3 GB | 7.8 GB | 6.1 GB | +29.6 GB |
| Q2_K | 5.6 GB | 7.1 GB | 5.3 GB | +30.4 GB |
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FAQ
Can the Apple M3 Max (36GB) run Ministral 3 14B 2512?
Yes. The Apple M3 Max (36GB)'s 36.0GB of unified memory is enough to run Ministral 3 14B 2512 at fp16 quantization (28.8GB required).
What's the best quantization to use?
fp16 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 36.0GB. It uses about 28.8GB of memory and 30.3GB 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.