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Can a M1 Max (24c GPU) 32GB run MiniCPM-V 2.6 8B?

Yes. MiniCPM-V 2.6 8B fits in fast memory on M1 Max (24c GPU) 32GB at Q8_0 (10.5 GB needed, 24.0 GB usable), about 35 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M1 Max (24c GPU) 32GB · Model: MiniCPM-V 2.6 8B

M1 Max (24c GPU) 32GB has 32 GB of unified memory and 400 GB/s of memory bandwidth. M1 Max (32c GPU) 32GB and M2 Max (30c GPU) 32GB and M2 Max (38c GPU) 32GB have the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M1 Max (24c GPU) 32GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 24.0 GB. MiniCPM-V 2.6 8B (8.1B, OpenBMB) at Q8_0 is a 9.1 GB download and needs 10.5 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size9.1 GB
Memory needed10.5 GB
Usable fast memory24.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~35 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run minicpm-v:8b-2.6-q8_0
Open M1 Max (24c GPU) 32GB in the checker

Estimates, 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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