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Yes. Ornith-1.5 9B fits in fast memory on M3 Max (30c GPU) 36GB at Default (8 GB needed, 27.0 GB usable), about 36 tok/s (estimate).
Hardware: M3 Max (30c GPU) 36GB · Model: Ornith-1.5 9B
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. Ornith-1.5 9B (9B, Ornith) at Default is a 6.6 GB download and needs 8 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.
| Best quant | Default |
|---|---|
| Download size | 6.6 GB |
| Memory needed | 8 GB |
| Usable fast memory | 27.0 GB |
| Fit | fits in fast memory |
| Estimated speed | ~36 tok/s (estimate) |
| Command | ollama run ornith-1.5:9b |
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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