Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Air/Pro M5 (32GB) run Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE)?
Nemotron · openmdw-1.1 · estimated for a 32.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B-A3B (MoE) at Q2_K · 18.9 GB · 44–66 tok/s on a MacBook Air/Pro M5 (32GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 18.9 GB | 44–66 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 19.8 GB | 42–64 tok/s | Tight / slow |
| Q4_K_M | 25.5 GB | 35–52 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q5_K_M | 27.0 GB | 33–50 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q6_K | 34.3 GB | 27–41 tok/s | Won't fit |
| Q8_0 | 35.0 GB | 27–41 tok/s | Won't fit |
| FP16 | 65.9 GB | 16–23 tok/s | Won't fit |
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