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Yes. SmolLM2 135M fits in fast memory on M3 Max (40c GPU) 128GB at FP16 (0.9 GB needed, 96.0 GB usable), about 1185 tok/s (estimate).
Hardware: M3 Max (40c GPU) 128GB · Model: SmolLM2 135M
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. SmolLM2 135M (0.135B, HuggingFace) at FP16 is a 0.27 GB download and needs 0.9 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.
| Best quant | FP16 |
|---|---|
| Download size | 0.27 GB |
| Memory needed | 0.9 GB |
| Usable fast memory | 96.0 GB |
| Fit | fits in fast memory |
| Estimated speed | ~1185 tok/s (estimate) |
| Command | ollama run smollm2:135m |
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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