Can I run this LLM?
Can a MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB) run NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B A9B?
Nemotron · See model card · estimated for a 128.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B A9B at Q8_0 · 78.9 GB · 34–52 tok/s on a MacBook Pro / Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 28.8 GB | 70–105 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q3_K_M | 39.0 GB | 58–86 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 50.2 GB | 48–73 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 58.9 GB | 43–65 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 72.4 GB | 37–55 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 78.9 GB | 34–52 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 148.2 GB | 20–30 tok/s | Won't fit |
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