Best LLMs for 64 GB VRAM

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 30 lipca 2026

These are the strongest local models that fit entirely in 64 GB of VRAM, ranked by capability, with the quantization level and estimated tokens/sec needed to fit.

GPUs at This Tier

Ranked Models

Qwen 2.5 Family — Qwen 2.5 72B InstructQ4_K_M · 43 GB · ~7 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Qwen 2.5 Family — Qwen 2.5 Coder 32BQ4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~16 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Llama 3.3 — Llama 3.3 70B InstructQ2_K_XS (Tight) · 26 GB · ~12 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Qwen 3 — Qwen 3 32BQ4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~16 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
DeepSeek R1 — DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32BQ4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~16 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Kimi K2.5 / K2.6 — Kimi K2.6Q4_K_M · 19 GB · ~16 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Qwen 2.5 Family — Qwen 2.5 14B InstructQ4_K_M · 9.5 GB · ~32 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Kimi K2.5 / K2.6 — Kimi K2.5Q4_K_M · 19 GB · ~16 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Nemotron 70B — Nemotron 70B InstructQ4_K_M · 39 GB · ~8 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Qwen 3.5 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B (MoE)Q4_K_M · 13.5 GB · ~277 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Gemma 4 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Gemma 4 27B ⭐Q4_K_M · 14 GB · ~22 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Qwen 3 — Qwen 3 14BQ4_K_M · 9.5 GB · ~32 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Qwen 3.5 (Legacy Listing — Unverified) — Qwen 3.5 72BQ4_K_M · 42 GB · ~7 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Qwen 3.7 — Qwen 3.7 35B-A3BQ4_K_M · 21 GB · ~171 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro
Llama 4 — Llama 4 Maverick 17BQ4_K_M · 24 GB · ~301 tok/s on Apple M5 Pro

FAQ

What LLMs run well with 64 GB VRAM?

Qwen 2.5 Family, Qwen 2.5 Family, Llama 3.3, Qwen 3, DeepSeek R1 all fit in 64 GB VRAM.

Which GPUs have 64 GB VRAM?

Apple M5 Pro, Apple M3 Max, Apple M1 Max, NVIDIA A100 80GB.

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