Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
71.0 tok/s
TTFT
2725 ms
Safe context
33K
Memory
5.6 GB / 11.5 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 71.0 tok/s | 3964 ms | 65K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 71.0 tok/s | 1487 ms | 17K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 71.0 tok/s | 2725 ms | 33K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 71.0 tok/s | 4955 ms | 65K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 71.0 tok/s | 3221 ms | 33K |
How Qwen2.5 3B Instruct (3B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M1 Pro 16GB (11.5 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 1.2 GB | Low | D32 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 1.5 GB | Low | D32 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 1.7 GB | Medium | D33 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 1.8 GB | Medium | D33 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 2.2 GB | High | D34 |
Q6_K | 6 | 2.5 GB | High | D34 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 3.2 GB | Very High | D35 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 6.1 GB | Maximum | C41 |
