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Can a M3 Max (30c GPU) 36GB run MiniCPM5 2B?

Yes. MiniCPM5 2B fits in fast memory on M3 Max (30c GPU) 36GB at F16 (5.8 GB needed, 27.0 GB usable), about 48 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M3 Max (30c GPU) 36GB · Model: MiniCPM5 2B

M3 Max (30c GPU) 36GB has 36 GB of unified memory and 300 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 27.0 GB. MiniCPM5 2B (2.52B, OpenBMB) at F16 is a 5.04 GB download and needs 5.8 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantF16
Download size5.04 GB
Memory needed5.8 GB
Usable fast memory27.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~48 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run hf.co/openbmb/MiniCPM5-2B-GGUF:F16
Open M3 Max (30c GPU) 36GB 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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