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Can the Apple M2 Ultra 192GB run LLaMA-7B?

Yes — here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

LLaMA-7B on the Apple M2 Ultra 192GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1205k 40.6-49 t/s ~0.5-0.6 (slow)
Q8 yes 1256k 81.2-97.9 t/s ~1-1.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 1278k 145-174.8 t/s ~1.8-2.2 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to SSD swap and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

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FAQ

Can the Apple M2 Ultra 192GB run LLaMA-7B?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~145-174.8 tok/s and fits up to 1278k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~1.8-2.2 tok/s.

How much context fits?▶

At Q4, up to about 1278k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.