Can I Run Nex-N2.5 Max on Apple M5?

Name: LLM Configurator — GPU VRAM Checker
Author: LLM Configurator

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated September 8, 2026

No. Nex-N2.5 Max needs 966.0 GB at Q4_K_M and the Apple M5 has only 32 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.

The numbers

Model	Nex-N2.5 Max
Parameters	1.6T (49B active)
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	966.0 GB
Apple M5 VRAM	32 GB
Verdict	Does not fit

What to do next

Step down to a smaller size in this family — no single consumer card we track fits this one.

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Running Nex-N2.5 Max on this card:

Apple MacBook Air M5

32 GB VRAM · 23 W board power

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Other Nex-N2.5 sizes on the Apple M5

Nex-N2.5 Pro — does not fit (239.7 GB)
Nex-N2.5 mini — runs (21.1 GB)

Nex-N2.5 Max on nearby hardware

Apple M2 (24 GB) — does not fit
Apple M3 Pro (36 GB) — does not fit

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