Can a Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB run Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct?
Yes. Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct needs 2.01GB at Q8_0 with llama.cpp and 8K context; the Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB has 64GB of unified memory (~75% GPU-addressable) (47.5GB usable) — grade A, with decode speed in the interactive tier.
Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB · Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct · Q8_0
✅ Fits — grade A
Interactive
weights 1.32 GBKV cache 0.27 GBoverhead 0.42 GBpool 47.5 GBneeds 2.01 GB
assumes llama.cpp · batch 1 · 8K context · fp16 KV cache
Also runs with: Ollama (one-line install) · LM Studio (GUI) · KoboldCpp (GUI)
$3,499 MSRP · as of 2026-07-11
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Every quant, graded
Mac Studio M4 Max 64GB × Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct, llama.cpp, 8K context.
| Quant | File size | Fit | Speed tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q8_0 | 1.3 GB | Fits · A | interactive |
| Q6_K | 1.0 GB | Fits · A | interactive |
| Q5_K_M | 0.9 GB | Fits · A | interactive |
| Q4_K_M | 0.8 GB | Fits · A | interactive |
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