Can I Run Command R (35B) on Apple M5 Max?

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

作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年8月15日

Yes. Command R (35B) needs 21.1 GB at Q4_K_M and the Apple M5 Max has 128 GB, leaving about 106.9 GB of headroom, at roughly 12 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 64K of context.

The numbers

Model	Command R (35B)
Parameters	35B
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	21.1 GB
Apple M5 Max VRAM	128 GB
Verdict	Runs
Max context	64K
Estimated speed	~12 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running Command R (35B) on this card:

Apple MacBook Pro M5 Max

128 GB VRAM · 35 W board power

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Buy the GPU

~$3,499

Apple M5 Max · MSRP

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from $0.34/hr

RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

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Other Command R Family sizes on the Apple M5 Max

Command R+ (104B) — runs (62.8 GB)

Command R (35B) on nearby hardware

NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (96 GB) — runs

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