Best LLMs for 64 GB
Pick your memory. We rank every catalogued model that fits at its recommended quantization, by task, and show what the next tier up unlocks.
Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated
Memory tier64 GBFor example M1 Max, M5 Pro, RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell (72 GB)
Models that fit143entirely in memory
Best at 64 GB, by task
Score is the task-specific quality score on a 0–100 scale; speed is estimated for the M1 Max.
CodingAll ranked →
1Qwen 2.5 72B InstructQ4_K_M · 43.5 GB992Qwen 2.5 Coder 32BQ4_K_M · 19.3 GB993Codestral 22BQ4_K_M · 13.4 GB97ReasoningAll ranked →
1Llama 3.3 70B InstructQ2_K_XS (Tight) · 20.2 GB982Qwen 2.5 72B InstructQ4_K_M · 43.5 GB973Qwen 3 32BQ4_K_M · 19.8 GB97The strongest that fit
Top 15, by logic and coding
| Model | Memory · marker = 64 GB | VRAM | Speed on M1 Max (est.) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct Qwen 2.5 Family · Q4_K_M | 43.5 GB | ~5 tok/s | 98 | |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B Qwen 2.5 Family · Q4_K_M | 19.3 GB | ~10 tok/s | 97 | |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Llama 3.3 · Q2_K_XS (Tight) | 20.2 GB | ~10 tok/s | 97 | |
| Qwen 3 32B Qwen 3 · Q4_K_M | 19.8 GB | ~10 tok/s | 97 | |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B DeepSeek R1 · Q4_K_M | 19.3 GB | ~10 tok/s | 96 | |
| Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct Qwen 2.5 Family · Q4_K_M | 8.5 GB | ~22 tok/s | 95 | |
| Nemotron 70B Instruct Nemotron 70B · Q4_K_M | 42.6 GB | ~5 tok/s | 94 | |
| Qwen 3 14B Qwen 3 · Q4_K_M | 8.9 GB | ~21 tok/s | 94 | |
| Codestral 22B Codestral · Q4_K_M | 13.4 GB | ~15 tok/s | 93 | |
| Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B Qwen 3.6 · Q4_K_M | 21.1 GB | ~84 tok/s | 93 | |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B DeepSeek R1 · Q4_K_M | 8.5 GB | ~22 tok/s | 92 | |
| Phi-4 (14B) Phi-4 Family · Q4_K_M | 8.5 GB | ~22 tok/s | 92 | |
| Gemma 4 31B Gemma 4 · Q4_K_M | 18.7 GB | ~10 tok/s | 92 | |
| Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct Qwen 2.5 VL · Q4_K_M | 44.3 GB | ~5 tok/s | 92 | |
| Qwen3-Coder-Next (80B-A3B MoE) Qwen3-Coder · Q4_K_M | 48.3 GB | — | 92 |
FAQ
What LLMs run well with 64 GB VRAM?
Qwen 2.5 Family, Qwen 2.5 Family, Llama 3.3, Qwen 3, DeepSeek R1 all fit in 64 GB VRAM.
Which GPUs have 64 GB VRAM?
Apple M1 Max, Apple M5 Pro, NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell (72 GB), NVIDIA A100 80GB (PCIe).
All tiers at a glance
| Memory | Models fit | Best overall | Largest that fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 GB | 32 | Gemma 3 4B Instruct | Gemma 3 4B Instruct · 2.4 GB |
| 6 GB | 56 | Granite 3.0 8B Instruct | Qwen 2.5 VL 7B Instruct · 5 GB |
| 8 GB | 71 | Granite 3.0 8B Instruct | Falcon 3 10B Instruct · 6.2 GB |
| 10 GB | 83 | Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct | Qwen 3 14B · 8.9 GB |
| 12 GB | 85 | Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct | StarCoder 2 15B · 9.4 GB |
| 16 GB | 95 | Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct | Mistral Small 3 (24B) · 14.5 GB |
| 20 GB | 111 | Qwen 2.5 14B Instruct | Gemma 4 31B · 18.7 GB |
| 24 GB | 131 | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B · 21.1 GB |
| 32 GB | 132 | Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | Qwen 3.6 35B-A3B · 21.1 GB |
| 48 GB | 138 | Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct · 44.3 GB |
| 64 GB | 143 | Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen3-Coder-Next (80B-A3B MoE) · 48.3 GB |
| 80 GB | 152 | Qwen 2.5 72B Instruct | Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B · 73.7 GB |
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