Can I Run MiniMax M2.5 on Apple M2 Ultra?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~53.2 GB of headroom running MiniMax M2.5 230B at Q4_K_M (138.8 GB, ~49 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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Apple Mac Studio M2 Ultra
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Apple M2 Ultra Specs

VRAM192 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth800 GB/s

MiniMax M2.5 230B on the Apple M2 Ultra: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 192 GB?Max contextWhole PC
F16462.4 GB✗ No
Q8_0246.8 GB✗ No
Q6_K191.1 GB✓ Yes4K
Q5_K_M165.5 GB✓ Yes64K
Q4_K_M141.4 GB✓ Yes64K
Q3_K_M100.6 GB✓ Yes128K
Q2_K78.1 GB✓ Yes256K

Assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache, on an estimated architecture — this model publishes no config we can read. A longer window needs more; a quantized KV cache needs less. “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 192 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Context costs VRAM too. At Q4_K_M on the Apple M2 Ultra: 8K 143.1 GB · 32K 153.7 GB · 128K 196 GB ✗. Past 128K it no longer fits 192 GB — a q8_0 KV cache buys roughly half of that back, which the calculator will price for you.

No compatible GPU? MiniMax M2.5 230B on 128 GB of system RAM, CPU only: runs, but it is tight.

MiniMax M2.5 Sizes That Fit the Apple M2 Ultra

MiniMax M2.5 230BQ4_K_M · 138.8 GB · ~49 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

MiniMax M2.5 on the Apple M2 Ultra — does it fit?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~53.2 GB of headroom running MiniMax M2.5 230B at Q4_K_M (138.8 GB, ~49 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

Which MiniMax M2.5 variant fits best on the Apple M2 Ultra?

MiniMax M2.5 230B at Q4_K_M quantization (138.8 GB), estimated ~49 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

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