Compatibility Check
Can I Run Mistral Small 24B on Apple M3 Ultra?
Yes — Apple M3 Ultra runs Mistral Small 24B fully on GPU at the Q8_0 quantization.
Estimated ~30.5 tokens/sec on the Q8_0 quantization.
Full GPU
Best variant: Q8_0
Full GPU inference — 192 GB VRAM meets the 32 GB recommendation.
- GPU VRAM
- 192 GB
- Min VRAM (best fit)
- 27 GB
- Recommended VRAM
- 32 GB
- Estimated tok/s
- ~30.5
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Every Mistral Small 24B quantization on Apple M3 Ultra
Each row runs the compatibility engine against your VRAM, RAM, and the model's requirements.
| Quantization | File Size | Min VRAM | Rec VRAM | Context | Verdict | Estimated tok/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 14 GB | 16 GB | 20 GB | 8K / 32K | Full GPU | ~45.7 |
| Q8_0Best fit | 25 GB | 27 GB | 32 GB | 8K / 32K | Full GPU | ~30.5 |
Apple M3 Ultra is solid pick for Mistral Small 24B
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