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Can a M2 Max (38c GPU) 64GB run Laya 421M (Convai, decision)?

Yes. Laya 421M (Convai, decision) fits in fast memory on M2 Max (38c GPU) 64GB at BF16 (1.5 GB needed, 48.0 GB usable), about 381 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M2 Max (38c GPU) 64GB · Model: Laya 421M (Convai, decision)

M2 Max (38c GPU) 64GB has 64 GB of unified memory and 400 GB/s of memory bandwidth. M1 Max (32c GPU) 64GB and M2 Max (30c GPU) 64GB and M3 Max (40c GPU) 64GB have the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M2 Max (38c GPU) 64GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 48.0 GB. Laya 421M (Convai, decision) (0.421B, Convai Innovations) at BF16 is a 0.84 GB download and needs 1.5 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantBF16
Download size0.84 GB
Memory needed1.5 GB
Usable fast memory48.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~381 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run laya:421m-english-bf16
Open M2 Max (38c 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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