Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M2 Max (96GB) run DeepSeek-R1-Distill 14B?
DeepSeek · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 96.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: DeepSeek-R1-Distill 14B at Q8_0 · 15.7 GB · 15–22 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M2 Max (96GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 5.8 GB | 33–50 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 7.3 GB | 28–42 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 9.0 GB | 24–36 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 10.5 GB | 21–31 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 12.1 GB | 19–28 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 15.7 GB | 15–22 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 29.6 GB | 8–13 tok/s | Tight / slow |
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