Can I Run Kimi K3 on Apple M3 Ultra?

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

No — Kimi K3 doesn't fit the Apple M3 Ultra's 512 GB; you're short by ~413.4 GB even at Q2_K.

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Apple M3 Ultra Specs

VRAM512 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth819 GB/s

Kimi K3 2.8T on the Apple M3 Ultra: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 512 GB?Max context
F165604.9 GB✗ No
Q8_02979.9 GB✗ No
Q6_K2300.9 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M1989.4 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M1695.4 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M1198.4 GB✗ No
Q2_K925.4 GB✗ No

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.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Kimi K3 variant requires more VRAM than the Apple M3 Ultra provides (512 GB).

FAQ

Does the Apple M3 Ultra have enough VRAM for Kimi K3?

No — Kimi K3 doesn't fit the Apple M3 Ultra's 512 GB; you're short by ~413.4 GB even at Q2_K.

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