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Can a M2 Max (30c GPU) 64GB run Bonsai 2 2B (ternary)?

Yes. Bonsai 2 2B (ternary) fits in fast memory on M2 Max (30c GPU) 64GB at Q2_0 (2 GB needed, 48.0 GB usable), about 352 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M2 Max (30c GPU) 64GB · Model: Bonsai 2 2B (ternary)

M2 Max (30c GPU) 64GB has 64 GB of unified memory and 400 GB/s of memory bandwidth. M1 Max (32c GPU) 64GB and M2 Max (38c GPU) 64GB and M3 Max (40c GPU) 64GB have the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M2 Max (30c GPU) 64GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 48.0 GB. Bonsai 2 2B (ternary) (2B, Prism ML) at Q2_0 is a 0.91 GB download and needs 2 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ2_0
Download size0.91 GB
Memory needed2 GB
Usable fast memory48.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~352 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run bonsai-2:2b
Open M2 Max (30c GPU) 64GB 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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