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Can a M3 8GB run d3 4B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)?

No. d3 4B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) does not fit on M3 8GB: Q8_0 needs 6.9 GB and 5.4 GB is usable.

Hardware: M3 8GB · Model: d3 4B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)

M3 8GB has 8 GB of unified memory and 100 GB/s of memory bandwidth. M2 8GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M3 8GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 5.4 GB. d3 4B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) (4B, vLLM Semantic Router) at Q8_0 is a 5.8 GB download and needs 6.9 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size5.8 GB
Memory needed6.9 GB
Usable fast memory5.4 GB
Fitdoes not fit
Estimated speedno estimate, it does not fit
Commandollama run d3:4b-q8_0

Smallest hardware that runs it: RTX 3060 8GB at Q8_0 (fits in fast memory, 6.9 GB needed, 7.5 GB usable, about 25 tok/s (estimate)). Can a RTX 3060 8GB run d3 4B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)?

A smaller vLLM Semantic Router model that fits this hardware: d3 2B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) at Q8_0 (fits in fast memory, 4.3 GB). Can a M3 8GB run d3 2B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)?

Open M3 8GB 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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