Can I Run Mistral Medium 3.5 on a Apple M3 Max (64GB)?
Runs comfortably at Q6_K — minimal quality loss.
3 quantizations fit your 64.0GB
| Quant | Min VRAM | Recommended | File size | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q6_KBEST | 58.7 GB | 60.2 GB | 57.7 GB | +5.3 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 50.7 GB | 52.2 GB | 49.7 GB | +13.3 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 43.4 GB | 44.9 GB | 42.4 GB | +20.6 GB |
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FAQ
Can the Apple M3 Max (64GB) run Mistral Medium 3.5?
Yes. The Apple M3 Max (64GB)'s 64.0GB of unified memory is enough to run Mistral Medium 3.5 at Q6_K quantization (58.7GB required).
What's the best quantization to use?
Q6_K is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 64.0GB. It uses about 58.7GB of memory and 60.2GB 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.