Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro M3 Max (36GB) run Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE)?
Nemotron · openmdw-1.1 · estimated for a 36.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE) at Q3_K_M · 19.8 GB · 67–101 tok/s on a MacBook Pro M3 Max (36GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 18.9 GB | 69–104 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 19.8 GB | 67–101 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 25.5 GB | 57–86 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 27.0 GB | 55–83 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 34.3 GB | 47–70 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 35.0 GB | 46–69 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 65.9 GB | 28–42 tok/s | Won't fit |
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