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Can a Mac Studio M3 Ultra (80c GPU) 512GB run DeepSeek V3.1 671B (MoE)?

Yes, if the Mac GPU limit is raised. DeepSeek V3.1 671B (MoE) on Mac Studio M3 Ultra (80c GPU) 512GB at Q4_K_M needs sudo sysctl iogpu.wired_limit_mb=418202 (406.4 GB needed, 384.0 GB usable), about 15 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M3 Ultra (80c GPU) 512GB · Model: DeepSeek V3.1 671B (MoE)

Mac Studio M3 Ultra (80c GPU) 512GB has 512 GB of unified memory and 819 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 384.0 GB. DeepSeek V3.1 671B (MoE) (671B, 37B active, DeepSeek) at Q4_K_M is a 404 GB download and needs 406.4 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size404 GB
Memory needed406.4 GB
Usable fast memory384.0 GB
Fitfits if the Mac GPU limit is raised
Estimated speed~15 tok/s (estimate)
Mac GPU limitsudo sysctl iogpu.wired_limit_mb=418202
Commandollama run deepseek-v3.1:671b
Open Mac Studio M3 Ultra (80c GPU) 512GB 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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