Can I Run Nex-N2 on Apple M3 Ultra?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 8 września 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~272.3 GB of headroom running Nex-N2 Pro at Q4_K_M (239.68875 GB, ~33 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 256K context.

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Apple M3 Ultra Specs

VRAM512 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth819 GB/s

Nex-N2 Pro on the Apple M3 Ultra: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 512 GB?Max context
F16796.9 GB✗ No
Q8_0424.7 GB✓ Yes128K
Q6_K328.5 GB✓ Yes256K
Q5_K_M284.3 GB✓ Yes256K
Q4_K_M242.6 GB✓ Yes256K
Q3_K_M172.1 GB✓ Yes256K
Q2_K133.4 GB✓ Yes256K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 512 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Nex-N2 Sizes That Fit the Apple M3 Ultra

Nex-N2 ProQ4_K_M · 239.68875 GB · ~33 tok/s (est.)
Nex-N2 miniQ4_K_M · 21.13125 GB · ~110 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Will Nex-N2 run on the Apple M3 Ultra?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~272.3 GB of headroom running Nex-N2 Pro at Q4_K_M (239.68875 GB, ~33 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 256K context.

Which Nex-N2 variant fits best on the Apple M3 Ultra?

Nex-N2 Pro at Q4_K_M quantization (239.68875 GB), estimated ~33 tokens/sec, up to 256K context.

Every Nex-N2 size on the Apple M3 Ultra

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Nex-N2 Pro239.7 GBRuns~33 tok/s
Nex-N2 mini21.1 GBRuns~110 tok/s

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