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Can a Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB 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 (40c GPU) 64GB at Q8_0 (34.1 GB needed, 48.0 GB usable), about 15 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB · Model: North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE)

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. North Mini Code 1.0 30B (MoE) (30.5B, Cohere) at Q8_0 is a 32 GB download and needs 34.1 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size32 GB
Memory needed34.1 GB
Usable fast memory48.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~15 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run north-mini-code-1.0: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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