Can I Run DeepSeek R1 on Apple M3?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the DeepSeek R1 family runs on the Apple M3.

Apple M3 Specs

VRAM	24 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	100 GB/s

DeepSeek R1 Variants That Fit

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B	Q4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B	Q4_K_M · 9.2 GB · ~11 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B	Q4_K_M · 5.8 GB · ~17 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run DeepSeek R1 on the Apple M3?

Yes — the DeepSeek R1 family runs on the Apple M3.

Which DeepSeek R1 variant fits best on the Apple M3?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.5 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec.

DeepSeek R1 on Other GPUs

• DeepSeek R1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• DeepSeek R1 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
• DeepSeek R1 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• DeepSeek R1 on Apple M4 Pro
• DeepSeek R1 on Apple M2

Popular Models on the Apple M3

• Qwen 3 on Apple M3
• Qwen 2.5 Family on Apple M3

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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