Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated April 5, 2025
Yes
Yes — Llama 4 Scout 17B at Q8_0 needs about 118.2 GB of the 144 GB usable on Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 192 GB) (~25.8 GB spare), at ~21.7 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 131,072 tokens of context.
Confidence: high · Recommended quantization: Q8_0 · Estimated speed: ~21.7 tok/s
| Usable memory for models | 144 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| Form factor | Desktop |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Memory upgradeable | No — soldered |
| Quant | Memory needed | Fits 144 GB? | Max context | Est. speed | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 220.4 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 218 GB |
| Q8_0 | 118.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | ~21.7 tok/s | 115.8 GB |
| Q6_K | 91.8 GB | ✓ Yes | 256K | ~27.3 tok/s | 89.4 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 79.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 256K | ~30.9 tok/s | 77.3 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 68.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 256K | ~35.4 tok/s | 65.8 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 48.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 256K | ~46.8 tok/s | 46.5 GB |
| Q2_K | 38.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 256K | ~56.9 tok/s | 35.8 GB |
| Variant | Needs at Q4_K_M | Fits? | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 4 Maverick 17B | 243.9 GB | ✗ Too large | — |
| Llama 4 Scout 17B | 68.2 GB | ✓ Fits | ~35.4 tok/s |
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput
Yes — Llama 4 Scout 17B at Q8_0 needs about 118.2 GB of the 144 GB usable on Mac Studio (M2 Ultra, 192 GB) (~25.8 GB spare), at ~21.7 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 131,072 tokens of context.
Q8_0 — it needs about 118.2 GB of the 144 GB available, downloads as roughly 115.8 GB, and runs at an estimated 21.7 tokens/sec with up to 128K of context.
Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput