Can I Run Falcon 3 on Apple M1?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 10 lipca 2026

Yes — the Falcon 3 family runs on the Apple M1.

Apple M1 Specs

VRAM	16 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	68 GB/s

Falcon 3 Variants That Fit

Falcon 3 10B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 6.5 GB · ~10 tok/s (est.)
Falcon 3 7B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 4.8 GB · ~14 tok/s (est.)
Falcon 3 3B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 2 GB · ~34 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Falcon 3 on the Apple M1?

Yes — the Falcon 3 family runs on the Apple M1.

Which Falcon 3 variant fits best on the Apple M1?

Falcon 3 10B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (6.5 GB), estimated ~10 tokens/sec.

Falcon 3 on Other GPUs

• Falcon 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
• Falcon 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
• Falcon 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
• Falcon 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
• Falcon 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

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VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 16 GB VRAM

Troubleshooting

• Which GGUF quant should I download? (Q4 vs Q5 vs Q8)

Buying Guide

• Best GPU Buyer Guide 2026

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