Question 1

Can Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB run Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB can run Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 106.6 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct need?

Accepted Answer

Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct (8B parameters) requires approximately 14.2 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	95.1 tok/s	2962 ms	95K
Chat	C	Runs well	95.1 tok/s	1111 ms	27K
Coding	C	Runs well	106.6 tok/s	1817 ms	52K
RAG	C	Runs well	95.1 tok/s	3702 ms	95K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	95.1 tok/s	2406 ms	52K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	3.1 GB	Low	D31
Q3_K_S	3	3.9 GB	Low	D31
NVFP4	4

Can Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB run Meta Llama 3 8B Instruct?

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