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Can a M2 24GB run Jais 3 7B?

Yes. Jais 3 7B fits in fast memory on M2 24GB at Q8_0 (10.6 GB needed, 16.1 GB usable), about 8 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M2 24GB · Model: Jais 3 7B

M2 24GB has 24 GB of unified memory and 100 GB/s of memory bandwidth. M3 24GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M2 24GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 16.1 GB. Jais 3 7B (9B, IFM) at Q8_0 is a 9.57 GB download and needs 10.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size9.57 GB
Memory needed10.6 GB
Usable fast memory16.1 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~8 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run hf.co/IFM/Jais-3-7B-GGUF:Q8_0
Open M2 24GB 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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