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Can a M3 Pro 36GB run d3 27B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)?

No. d3 27B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) does not fit on M3 Pro 36GB: Q8_0 needs 32.3 GB and 27.0 GB is usable.

Hardware: M3 Pro 36GB · Model: d3 27B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)

M3 Pro 36GB has 36 GB of unified memory and 150 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 27.0 GB. d3 27B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) (27B, vLLM Semantic Router) at Q8_0 is a 30 GB download and needs 32.3 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size30 GB
Memory needed32.3 GB
Usable fast memory27.0 GB
Fitdoes not fit
Estimated speedno estimate, it does not fit
Commandollama run d3:27b-q8_0

Smallest hardware that runs it: RTX 3090 24GB at Q8_0 (partial offload (slower), 32.3 GB needed, 23.5 GB usable, about 4 tok/s (estimate)). Can a RTX 3090 24GB run d3 27B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)?

A smaller vLLM Semantic Router model that fits this hardware: d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) at Q8_0 (fits in fast memory, 11.4 GB). Can a M3 Pro 36GB run d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)?

Open M3 Pro 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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