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Can a Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 96GB run pplx-decider 27B (Perplexity, decision)?

Yes. pplx-decider 27B (Perplexity, decision) fits in fast memory on Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 96GB at Q4_K_M (19.3 GB needed, 72.0 GB usable), about 56 tok/s (estimate).

Hardware: Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 96GB · Model: pplx-decider 27B (Perplexity, decision)

Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 96GB has 96 GB of unified memory and 1200 GB/s of memory bandwidth. Mac Studio M5 Ultra (80c GPU) 96GB has the same memory and bandwidth, so the fit numbers match; this page is Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 96GB. The checker leaves macOS a share of unified memory, so Ollama can use 72.0 GB. pplx-decider 27B (Perplexity, decision) (27B, Perplexity) at Q4_K_M is a 17 GB download and needs 19.3 GB with headroom for about 8k tokens.

Best quantQ4_K_M
Download size17 GB
Memory needed19.3 GB
Usable fast memory72.0 GB
Fitfits in fast memory
Estimated speed~56 tok/s (estimate)
Commandollama run pplx-decider:27b
Open Mac Studio M5 Ultra (64c GPU) 96GB 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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