Can I Run / Muse Glimmer 30B / on Apple M5 Ultra (192GB)

Can I Run Muse Glimmer 30B on a Apple M5 Ultra (192GB)?

Yes

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

Model size
30.0B
GPU memory
192GB
Smallest quant
Q4_K_M
Best fit
fp16

5 quantizations fit your 192GB

QuantMin VRAMRecommendedFile sizeHeadroom
fp16BEST61.0 GB62.5 GB60.0 GB+131.0 GB
Q8_032.9 GB34.4 GB31.9 GB+159.1 GB
Q6_K25.7 GB27.2 GB24.7 GB+166.3 GB
Q5_K_M22.3 GB23.8 GB21.3 GB+169.7 GB
Q4_K_M19.2 GB20.7 GB18.2 GB+172.8 GB

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Muse Glimmer 30B

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Best models for this GPU
Apple M5 Ultra (192GB)

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FAQ

Can the Apple M5 Ultra (192GB) run Muse Glimmer 30B?

Yes. The Apple M5 Ultra (192GB)'s 192GB of unified memory is enough to run Muse Glimmer 30B at fp16 quantization (61.0GB required).

What's the best quantization to use?

fp16 is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 192GB. It uses about 61.0GB of memory and 62.5GB 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.