Can I Run Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 on Apple M3 Pro?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~16.1 GB of headroom running Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M (19.923750000000002 GB, ~28 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

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Apple MacBook Pro M3 Pro
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Apple M3 Pro Specs

VRAM36 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth153 GB/s

Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B on the Apple M3 Pro: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 36 GB?Max context
F1667.7 GB✗ No
Q8_036.8 GB✗ No
Q6_K28.8 GB✓ Yes32K
Q5_K_M25.1 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M21.6 GB✓ Yes64K
Q3_K_M15.8 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K12.6 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 36 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 Sizes That Fit the Apple M3 Pro

Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3BQ4_K_M · 19.923750000000002 GB · ~28 tok/s (est.)
Buy vs. rent Poolside Laguna XS 2.1
Buy the GPU
~$1,999
Apple M3 Pro · MSRP
Rent by the hour
from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$1,999) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 8.2 years.

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FAQ

Is the Apple M3 Pro enough to run Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 locally?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~16.1 GB of headroom running Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M (19.923750000000002 GB, ~28 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 64K context.

What's the best Poolside Laguna XS 2.1 size for the Apple M3 Pro?

Laguna XS 2.1 33B-A3B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.923750000000002 GB), estimated ~28 tokens/sec, up to 64K context.

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