Apple M2 Ultra — Local LLM Performance & Compatibility
作者: Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新: 2026年7月12日
Up to 192 GB unified memory at 800 GB/s — among the largest memory pools available on consumer hardware. Runs 70B models with room to spare. Available in Mac Studio and Mac Pro.
Technical Specifications
| VRAM | 192 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| TDP | 60 W |
| Architecture | ARM, 5nm TSMC |
| Release Year | 2023 |
| MSRP at Launch | $3,999 |
| Inference Speed (Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M) | 43–89 tok/s (estimated) |
| Inference Speed (Llama 3.3 70B Q4_K_M) | 6.3–13 tok/s (estimated) |
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LLMs Compatible with 192 GB Unified Memory
All models below run comfortably in 192 GB unified memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
| MiMo-V2.5 | MiMo-V2.5 310B · 188 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · mimo-v2-5 |
| Qwen 3 | Qwen 3 235B-A22B (MoE) · 143 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen3:235b-a22b |
| Qwen3.8 | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next · 109 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · qwen3-8 |
| Qwen 3.5 | Qwen 3.5 122B-A10B · 74 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run qwen3.5:122b |
| Mistral Small 4 | Mistral Small 4 119B-A6.5B · 73 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run mistral-small |
| Llama 4 | Llama 4 Scout 17B · 67 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run llama4:scout |
| Command R Family | Command R+ (104B) · 64 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · ollama run command-r-plus |
| Llama 3.2 Family | Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct · 54 GB VRAM · Q4_K_M · llama-3-2 |
67 more families also fit 192 GB — browse the full model library.
Best Use Cases
- 70B models
- largest local models
- Mac Studio
- Mac Pro
Quick Start with Ollama
Install Ollama then run the recommended model for this GPU:
ollama run llama3.3:70b
FAQ
Can the Apple M2 Ultra run local LLMs?
Yes — the Apple M2 Ultra has 192 GB unified memory and runs Up to 192 GB unified memory at 800 GB/s — among the largest memory pools available on consumer hardware. Runs 70B models
How fast is the Apple M2 Ultra for AI inference?
The Apple M2 Ultra is estimated to run Llama 3.1 8B at 43–89 tok/s with Q4_K_M quantization. For Llama 3.3 70B the estimate is 6.3–13 tok/s. These are modelled estimates, not measurements — see /en/methodology.
What LLMs can I run on 192 GB VRAM?
With 192 GB you can run: MiMo-V2.5, Qwen 3, Qwen3.8, Qwen 3.5, Mistral Small 4. Use Ollama for the easiest setup: ollama run llama3.3:70b.
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