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Can a M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB run Mistral 7B v0.3?

Yes. Mistral 7B v0.3 fits in fast memory on M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB at Q8_0 (8.7 GB needed, 27.0 GB usable), about 43 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB · Model: Mistral 7B v0.3

M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB has 36 GB of unified memory and 410 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Mac Studio M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is M4 Max (32c GPU) 36GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 27.0 GB. Mistral 7B v0.3 (7.25B, Mistral) at Q8_0 is a 7.7 GB download and needs 8.7 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size7.7 GB
Memory needed8.7 GB
Usable fast memory27.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~43 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run mistral:7b-instruct-q8_0
Open M4 Max (32c GPU) 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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