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Can a M2 Pro 16GB run Mistral 7B v0.3?

Yes. Mistral 7B v0.3 fits in fast memory on M2 Pro 16GB at Q8_0 (8.7 GB needed, 10.7 GB usable), about 21 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M2 Pro 16GB · Model: Mistral 7B v0.3

M2 Pro 16GB has 16 GB of unified memory and 200 GB/s of memory bandwidth. M1 Pro 16GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M2 Pro 16GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 10.7 GB. Mistral 7B v0.3 (7.25B, Mistral) at Q8_0 is a 7.7 GB download and needs 8.7 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size7.7 GB
Memory needed8.7 GB
Usable fast memory10.7 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~21 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run mistral:7b-instruct-q8_0
Open M2 Pro 16GB 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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