Can I Run Cogito v1 on Apple M3?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the Cogito v1 family runs on the Apple M3.

Apple M3 Specs

VRAM	24 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	100 GB/s

Cogito v1 Variants That Fit

Cogito v1 32B	Q4_K_M · 20 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 14B	Q4_K_M · 9 GB · ~11 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 8B	Q4_K_M · 5 GB · ~20 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 3B	Q4_K_M · 2 GB · ~50 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Cogito v1 on the Apple M3?

Yes — the Cogito v1 family runs on the Apple M3.

Which Cogito v1 variant fits best on the Apple M3?

Cogito v1 32B at Q4_K_M quantization (20 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec.

Cogito v1 on Other GPUs

• Cogito v1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• Cogito v1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
• Cogito v1 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Cogito v1 on Apple M4 Pro
• Cogito v1 on Apple M2

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VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 24 GB VRAM

Troubleshooting

• Which GGUF quant should I download? (Q4 vs Q5 vs Q8)

Buying Guide

• Best GPU Buyer Guide 2026

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