Can I Run / Ministral 3 14B / on Apple M2 Pro (32GB)

Can I Run Ministral 3 14B on a Apple M2 Pro (32GB)?

Yes

Runs at full precision (fp16). Zero quality loss.

Model size
14.0B
GPU memory
32.0GB
Smallest quant
Q4_K_M
Best fit
fp16

5 quantizations fit your 32.0GB

QuantMin VRAMRecommendedFile sizeHeadroom
fp16BEST29.0 GB30.5 GB28.0 GB+3.0 GB
Q8_015.9 GB17.4 GB14.9 GB+16.1 GB
Q6_K12.5 GB14.0 GB11.5 GB+19.5 GB
Q5_K_M10.9 GB12.4 GB9.9 GB+21.1 GB
Q4_K_M9.5 GB11.0 GB8.5 GB+22.5 GB

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Ministral 3 14B

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Apple M2 Pro (32GB)

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FAQ

Can the Apple M2 Pro (32GB) run Ministral 3 14B?

Yes. The Apple M2 Pro (32GB)'s 32.0GB of unified memory is enough to run Ministral 3 14B at fp16 quantization (29.0GB required).

What's the best quantization to use?

fp16 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 32.0GB. It uses about 29.0GB of memory and 30.5GB 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.