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Can a Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB run North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE)?

Yes. North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE) fits in fast memory on Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB at Q4_K_M (21.1 GB needed, 27.0 GB usable), about 19 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB · Model: North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE)

Mac Studio M5 Max (32c GPU) 36GB has 36 GB of unified memory and 460 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 27.0 GB. North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE) (30.5B, Cohere) at Q4_K_M is a 19 GB download and needs 21.1 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size19 GB
Memory needed21.1 GB
Usable fast memory27.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~19 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run north-mini-code-1.0:latest
Open Mac Studio M5 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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