Can I run this LLM?
Can a Mac Studio M3 Ultra (512GB) run DeepSeek-R1-Distill 32B?
DeepSeek · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 512.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: DeepSeek-R1-Distill 32B at Q8_0 · 34.8 GB · 14–21 tok/s on a Mac Studio M3 Ultra (512GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 12.3 GB | 33–50 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 15.9 GB | 27–41 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 19.9 GB | 23–34 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 23.3 GB | 20–30 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 26.9 GB | 18–27 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 34.8 GB | 14–21 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 65.5 GB | 8–12 tok/s | Tight / slow |
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