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Can a Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 256GB run d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)?

Yes. d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision) fits in fast memory on Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 256GB at Q8_0 (11.4 GB needed, 192.0 GB usable), about 96 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 256GB · Model: d3 9B (vLLM Semantic Router, decision)

Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 256GB has 256 GB of unified memory and 1200 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Mac Studio M5 Ultra (80c GPU) 256GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 256GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 192.0 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 memory192.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~96 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run d3:9b-q8_0
Open Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 256GB 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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