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Can a M3 Pro 36GB run Flint 40B-A2.5B (MoE)?

Yes. Flint 40B-A2.5B (MoE) fits in fast memory on M3 Pro 36GB at NVFP4 (24.6 GB needed, 27.0 GB usable), about 42 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M3 Pro 36GB · Model: Flint 40B-A2.5B (MoE)

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. Flint 40B-A2.5B (MoE) (39.8B, 2.5B active, Recursive) at NVFP4 is a 23 GB download and needs 24.6 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantNVFP4
Download size23 GB
Memory needed24.6 GB
Usable fast memory27.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~42 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run flint:40b
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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