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Can a M2 Ultra 192GB run Llama 3.2 1B?

Yes. Llama 3.2 1B fits in fast memory on M2 Ultra 192GB at Q8_0 (2 GB needed, 144.0 GB usable), about 492 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M2 Ultra 192GB · Model: Llama 3.2 1B

M2 Ultra 192GB has 192 GB of unified memory and 800 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 144.0 GB. Llama 3.2 1B (1.24B, Meta) at Q8_0 is a 1.3 GB download and needs 2 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size1.3 GB
Memory needed2 GB
Usable fast memory144.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~492 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run llama3.2:1b
Open M2 Ultra 192GB 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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