Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Air M1 (8GB) run DeepSeek-R1-Distill 8B?
DeepSeek · Llama 3.1 Community · estimated for a 8.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes, but it's tight.
Best fit: DeepSeek-R1-Distill 8B at Q2_K · 3.2 GB · 12–17 tok/s on a MacBook Air M1 (8GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.2 GB | 12–17 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q3_K_M | 4.0 GB | 10–14 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q4_K_M | 4.9 GB | 8–12 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 5.7 GB | 7–11 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 6.6 GB | 6–9 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 8.5 GB | 5–7 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 16.1 GB | 3–4 tok/s | Won't fit |
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