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Can a Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB run d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)?

Yes. d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) fits in fast memory on Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB at Q8_0 (11.4 GB needed, 48.0 GB usable), about 49 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB · Model: d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)

Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB has 64 GB of unified memory and 614 GB/s of memory bandwidth. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 48.0 GB. d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) (9B, vLLM Semantic Router) at Q8_0 is a 10 GB download and needs 11.4 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size10 GB
Memory needed11.4 GB
Usable fast memory48.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~49 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run d3:9b-q8_0
Open Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB 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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