Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GBBudget pick
C101.4 tok/s decode
Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
202.9 tok/s
TTFT
954 ms
Safe context
71K
Memory
14.5 GB / 64.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 202.9 tok/s | 1388 ms | 129K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 214.8 tok/s | 492 ms | 37K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 202.9 tok/s | 954 ms | 71K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 202.9 tok/s | 1735 ms | 129K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 202.9 tok/s | 1128 ms | 71K |
How Qwen3.5 9B Uncensored HauhauCS Aggressive (9B params) fits at each quantization level on AMD Instinct MI210 64GB (64.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.5 GB | Low | D31 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 4.4 GB | Low | D31 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Upgrade options
5.0 GB |
| Medium |
| D31 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 5.5 GB | Medium | D31 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 6.5 GB | High | D32 |
Q6_K | 6 | 7.4 GB | High | D32 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 9.6 GB | Very High | D33 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 18.5 GB | Maximum | D36 |