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Can I run this LLM?

Can a Mac Studio M2 Ultra (192GB) run Step 3.7 Flash (MoE)?

Step · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 192.0 GB machine at 4K context.

Yes — it runs great.

Best fit: Step 3.7 Flash (MoE) at Q3_K_M · 91.8 GB · 64–95 tok/s on a Mac Studio M2 Ultra (192GB).

Every quantization on this machine

QuantSizeSpeedFit
Q2_K71.2 GB73–110 tok/sRuns great
Q3_K_M91.8 GB64–95 tok/sRuns great
Q4_K_M121.6 GB53–80 tok/sTight / slow
Q5_K_M142.0 GB48–72 tok/sWon't fit
Q6_K171.8 GB42–63 tok/sWon't fit
Q8_0212.0 GB36–54 tok/sWon't fit

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