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Can a M2 Max (38c GPU) 96GB run Jais 3 MoVA 36B-A4B (MoE)?

Yes. Jais 3 MoVA 36B-A4B (MoE) fits in fast memory on M2 Max (38c GPU) 96GB at Q8_0 (41.3 GB needed, 72.0 GB usable), about 36 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M2 Max (38c GPU) 96GB · Model: Jais 3 MoVA 36B-A4B (MoE)

M2 Max (38c GPU) 96GB has 96 GB of unified memory and 400 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 72.0 GB. Jais 3 MoVA 36B-A4B (MoE) (36B, 4B active, IFM) at Q8_0 is a 39.83 GB download and needs 41.3 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size39.83 GB
Memory needed41.3 GB
Usable fast memory72.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~36 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run hf.co/IFM/Jais-3-MoVA-36B-A4B-GGUF:Q8_0
Open M2 Max (38c GPU) 96GB 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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