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Yes. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B fits in fast memory on M2 Ultra 128GB at Q8_0 (79.1 GB needed, 96.0 GB usable), about 9 tok/s (estimate).
Hardware: M2 Ultra 128GB · Model: DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
M2 Ultra 128GB has 128 GB of unified memory and 800 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 96.0 GB. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B (70.6B, DeepSeek) at Q8_0 is a 75 GB download and needs 79.1 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.
| Best quant | Q8_0 |
|---|---|
| Download size | 75 GB |
| Memory needed | 79.1 GB |
| Usable fast memory | 96.0 GB |
| Fit | fits in fast memory |
| Estimated speed | ~9 tok/s (estimate) |
| Command | ollama run deepseek-r1:70b-llama-distill-q8_0 |
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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