MacBook Pro M4 Pro 64GBBudget pick
C14.4 tok/s decode
~$1,599 MSRP
Can it run?
Tight fit
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Tight fit
Decode
6.7 tok/s
TTFT
29070 ms
Safe context
18K
Memory
23.5 GB / 25.9 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs with offload | 6.6 tok/s | 42902 ms | 30K |
| Chat | C | Tight fit | 6.7 tok/s | 15856 ms | 10K |
| Coding | C | Tight fit | 6.7 tok/s | 29070 ms | 18K |
| RAG | C | Runs with offload | 6.6 tok/s | 53627 ms | 30K |
| Reasoning | C | Tight fit | 6.7 tok/s | 34355 ms | 18K |
How Devstral Small 2 24B Instruct (24B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Pro 36GB (25.9 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 9.4 GB | Low | D37 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 11.8 GB | Low | D39 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
ollama run devstral-small-2-24bhuggingface-cli download devstral-small-2-24bUpgrade options
~$1,599 MSRP
RTX 5090 32GBBest value~$1,999 MSRP
13.4 GB |
| Medium |
| C41 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 14.6 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 17.3 GB | High | C44 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 19.7 GB | High | C44 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 25.7 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16 | 16 | 49.2 GB | Maximum | F0 |
~$2,499 MSRP