Can I Run Cogito v1 on Apple M3 Max?

Name: LLM Configurator — GPU VRAM Checker
Author: LLM Configurator

作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年7月12日

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~21.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M (42.2625 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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64 GB VRAM · 35 W board power

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Apple M3 Max Specs

VRAM	64 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	400 GB/s

Cogito v1 70B on the Apple M3 Max: VRAM by quantization

Quant	VRAM needed	Fits 64 GB?	Max context
F16	142.1 GB	✗ No	—
Q8_0	76.5 GB	✗ No	—
Q6_K	59.5 GB	✓ Yes	16K
Q5_K_M	51.8 GB	✓ Yes	32K
Q4_K_M	44.4 GB	✓ Yes	32K
Q3_K_M	32 GB	✓ Yes	64K
Q2_K	25.2 GB	✓ Yes	64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 64 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Cogito v1 Sizes That Fit the Apple M3 Max

Cogito v1 70B	Q4_K_M · 42.2625 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 32B	Q4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~10 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 14B	Q4_K_M · 8.4525 GB · ~22 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 8B	Q4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~36 tok/s (est.)
Cogito v1 3B	Q4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~75 tok/s (est.)

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FAQ

Is the Apple M3 Max enough to run Cogito v1 locally?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~21.7 GB of headroom running Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M (42.2625 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

What's the best Cogito v1 size for the Apple M3 Max?

Cogito v1 70B at Q4_K_M quantization (42.2625 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

Every Cogito v1 size on the Apple M3 Max

Size	VRAM	Verdict	Speed
Cogito v1 70B	42.3 GB	Runs	~5 tok/s
Cogito v1 32B	19.3 GB	Runs	~10 tok/s
Cogito v1 14B	8.5 GB	Runs	~22 tok/s
Cogito v1 8B	4.8 GB	Runs	~36 tok/s
Cogito v1 3B	1.8 GB	Runs	~75 tok/s

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