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Can a Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB run Phi-4 Mini 3.8B?

Yes. Phi-4 Mini 3.8B fits in fast memory on Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB at Q8_0 (4.9 GB needed, 48.0 GB usable), about 120 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Max (40c GPU) 64GB · Model: Phi-4 Mini 3.8B

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. Phi-4 Mini 3.8B (3.84B, Microsoft) at Q8_0 is a 4.1 GB download and needs 4.9 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ8_0
Download size4.1 GB
Memory needed4.9 GB
Usable fast memory48.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~120 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run phi4-mini:3.8b-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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