Can I Run Cogito v1 on Apple M3 Max?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~21.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M (42.2625 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Apple MacBook Pro M3 Max
64 GB VRAM · 35 W board power
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Apple M3 Max Specs

VRAM64 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth400 GB/s

Cogito v1 70B on the Apple M3 Max: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 64 GB?Max context
F16142.1 GB✗ No
Q8_076.5 GB✗ No
Q6_K59.5 GB✓ Yes16K
Q5_K_M51.8 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M44.4 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M32 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K25.2 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 64 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Cogito v1 Sizes That Fit the Apple M3 Max

Cogito v1 70BQ4_K_M · 42.2625 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 32BQ4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~10 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 14BQ4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~22 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 8BQ4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~36 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 3BQ4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~75 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Is the Apple M3 Max enough to run Cogito v1 locally?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~21.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M (42.2625 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

What's the best Cogito v1 size for the Apple M3 Max?

Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M quantization (42.2625 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

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