Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Yes
Yes — Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q8_0 needs about 37.7 GB of the 48 GB usable on Mac Studio (M4 Max, 64 GB) (~10.3 GB spare), at ~59.8 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 32,768 tokens of context.
Confidence: medium · Recommended quantization: Q8_0 · Estimated speed: ~59.8 tok/s
| Usable memory for models | 48 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 546 GB/s |
| Form factor | Desktop |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Memory upgradeable | No — soldered |
| Quant | Memory needed | Fits 48 GB? | Max context | Est. speed | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 68.6 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 66 GB |
| Q8_0 | 37.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~59.8 tok/s | 35.1 GB |
| Q6_K | 29.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~69.9 tok/s | 27.1 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 26 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~75.8 tok/s | 23.4 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 22.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~82.4 tok/s | 19.9 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 16.7 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | ~96.6 tok/s | 14.1 GB |
| Q2_K | 13.5 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K | ~106.6 tok/s | 10.8 GB |
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput
Yes — Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q8_0 needs about 37.7 GB of the 48 GB usable on Mac Studio (M4 Max, 64 GB) (~10.3 GB spare), at ~59.8 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 32,768 tokens of context.
Q8_0 — it needs about 37.7 GB of the 48 GB available, downloads as roughly 35.1 GB, and runs at an estimated 59.8 tokens/sec with up to 32K 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
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