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Can a Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB 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) 48GB at Q4_K_M (21.4 GB needed, 36.0 GB usable), about 137 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB · Model: Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B (MoE)

Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB has 48 GB of unified memory and 614 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 36.0 GB. Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B (MoE) (33.4B, 3B active, Poolside) at Q4_K_M is a 20 GB download and needs 21.4 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size20 GB
Memory needed21.4 GB
Usable fast memory36.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~137 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run laguna-xs-2.1:latest
Open Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 48GB 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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