Can I Run Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning BF16 on a Apple M5 Pro (24GB)?

Yes

Runs at Q5_K_M — good quality with reasonable headroom.

Model size
30.0B
GPU memory
24.0GB
Smallest quant
Q4_K_M
Best fit
Q5_K_M

2 quantizations fit your 24.0GB

QuantMin VRAMRecommendedFile sizeHeadroom
Q5_K_MBEST22.3 GB23.8 GB21.3 GB+1.7 GB
Q4_K_M19.2 GB20.7 GB18.2 GB+4.8 GB

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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning BF16

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Apple M5 Pro (24GB)

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FAQ

Can the Apple M5 Pro (24GB) run Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning BF16?

Yes. The Apple M5 Pro (24GB)'s 24.0GB of unified memory is enough to run Nemotron 3 Nano Omni 30B A3B Reasoning BF16 at Q5_K_M quantization (22.3GB required).

What's the best quantization to use?

Q5_K_M is the highest-precision quantization that fits in your 24.0GB. It uses about 22.3GB of memory and 23.8GB 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.