Can I Run Ministral 3 3B on a Apple M3 Max (64GB)?
Runs at full precision (f32). Zero quality loss.
14 quantizations fit your 64.0GB
| Quant | Min VRAM | Recommended | File size | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f32BEST | 13.0 GB | 14.5 GB | 1.7 GB | +51.0 GB |
| fp16 | 7.0 GB | 8.5 GB | 0.8 GB | +57.0 GB |
| Q8_0 | 4.2 GB | 5.7 GB | 3.6 GB | +59.8 GB |
| Q6_K | 3.5 GB | 5.0 GB | 2.8 GB | +60.5 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 3.1 GB | 4.6 GB | 2.5 GB | +60.9 GB |
| Q5_K_S | 3.1 GB | 4.6 GB | 2.4 GB | +60.9 GB |
| Q4_1 | 2.9 GB | 4.4 GB | 2.2 GB | +61.1 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 2.8 GB | 4.3 GB | 2.1 GB | +61.2 GB |
| Q4_K_S | 2.7 GB | 4.2 GB | 2.0 GB | +61.3 GB |
| Q4_0 | 2.7 GB | 4.2 GB | 2.0 GB | +61.3 GB |
| Q3_K_L | 2.3 GB | 3.8 GB | 1.9 GB | +61.7 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 2.3 GB | 3.8 GB | 1.8 GB | +61.7 GB |
| Q3_K_S | 2.2 GB | 3.7 GB | 1.6 GB | +61.8 GB |
| Q2_K | 2.0 GB | 3.5 GB | 1.5 GB | +62.0 GB |
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FAQ
Can the Apple M3 Max (64GB) run Ministral 3 3B?
Yes. The Apple M3 Max (64GB)'s 64.0GB of unified memory is enough to run Ministral 3 3B at f32 quantization (13.0GB required).
What's the best quantization to use?
f32 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 64.0GB. It uses about 13.0GB of memory and 14.5GB 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.