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Can a M3 Max (40c GPU) 128GB run North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE)?

Yes. North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE) fits in fast memory on M3 Max (40c GPU) 128GB at Q8_0 (34.1 GB needed, 96.0 GB usable), about 10 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M3 Max (40c GPU) 128GB · Model: North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE)

M3 Max (40c GPU) 128GB has 128 GB of unified memory and 400 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 96.0 GB. North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE) (30.5B, Cohere) at Q8_0 is a 32 GB download and needs 34.1 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size32 GB
Memory needed34.1 GB
Usable fast memory96.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~10 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run north-mini-code-1.0:q8_0
Open M3 Max (40c GPU) 128GB 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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