Can I Run Command R Family on Apple M2 Max?

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Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~33.2 GB of headroom running Command R+ (104B) at Q4_K_M (62.79 GB, ~3 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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Apple Mac Studio M2 Max
96 GB VRAM · 40 W board power
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Apple M2 Max Specs

VRAM96 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth400 GB/s

Command R+ (104B) on the Apple M2 Max: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 96 GB?Max context
F16209.9 GB✗ No
Q8_0112.4 GB✗ No
Q6_K87.2 GB✓ Yes32K
Q5_K_M75.6 GB✓ Yes64K
Q4_K_M64.7 GB✓ Yes64K
Q3_K_M46.2 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K36.1 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 96 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Command R Family Sizes That Fit the Apple M2 Max

Command R+ (104B)Q4_K_M · 62.79 GB · ~3 tok/s (est.)
Command R (35B)Q4_K_M · 21.13125 GB · ~8 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the Apple M2 Max have enough VRAM for Command R Family?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~33.2 GB of headroom running Command R+ (104B) at Q4_K_M (62.79 GB, ~3 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

Which quantization of Command R Family should I use on the Apple M2 Max?

Command R+ (104B) at Q4_K_M quantization (62.79 GB), estimated ~3 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

Every Command R Family size on the Apple M2 Max

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Command R+ (104B)62.8 GBRuns~3 tok/s
Command R (35B)21.1 GBRuns~8 tok/s

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