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Can a Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 128GB run Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B (MoE)?

Yes. Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B (MoE) fits in fast memory on Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 128GB at Q8_0 (37.4 GB needed, 96.0 GB usable), about 76 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 128GB · Model: Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B (MoE)

Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 128GB has 128 GB of unified memory and 614 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 96.0 GB. Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B (MoE) (33.4B, 3B active, Poolside) at Q8_0 is a 36 GB download and needs 37.4 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size36 GB
Memory needed37.4 GB
Usable fast memory96.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~76 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run laguna-xs-2.1:q8_0
Open Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 128GB 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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