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No. Jais 3 7B does not fit on M1 8GB: Q4_K_M needs 6.6 GB and 5.4 GB is usable.
Hardware: M1 8GB · Model: Jais 3 7B
M1 8GB has 8 GB of unified memory and 68 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 5.4 GB. Jais 3 7B (9B, IFM) at Q4_K_M is a 5.59 GB download and needs 6.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.
| Best quant | Q4_K_M |
|---|---|
| Download size | 5.59 GB |
| Memory needed | 6.6 GB |
| Usable fast memory | 5.4 GB |
| Fit | does not fit |
| Estimated speed | no estimate, it does not fit |
| Command | ollama run hf.co/IFM/Jais-3-7B-GGUF:Q4_K_M |
Smallest hardware that runs it: RTX 3060 8GB at Q5_K_M (fits in fast memory, 7.5 GB needed, 7.5 GB usable, about 22 tok/s (estimate)). Can a RTX 3060 8GB run Jais 3 7B?
A smaller IFM model that fits this hardware: Jais 3 3.7B at Q5_K_M (fits in fast memory, 4.5 GB). Can a M1 8GB run Jais 3 3.7B?
Open M1 8GB in the checkerEstimates, not benchmarks. Model sizes are ollama.com download sizes; memory needed adds headroom for ~8k tokens of context; speeds are rough figures from memory bandwidth. Data updated 2026-10-23.
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