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Can the Apple M3 Run Local AI?

Detailed AI compatibility report for Apple M3. Specifications, VRAM analysis, and model performance benchmarks.

VRAM
Unified
Bandwidth
100 GB/s
Compatible Models
382
Runs with Offload
12

Top Compatible Models for Apple M3

Ministral 3 8B

~13.5 T/s

Uses 20.2GB VRAM

Ministral 3 3B

~36.1 T/s

Uses 8.6GB VRAM

Llama 3.2 11B Vision

~10.2 T/s

Uses 26.2GB VRAM

Llama 3.2 3B

~33.7 T/s

Uses 8.9GB VRAM

Llama 3.2 1B

~88.1 T/s

Uses 3.9GB VRAM

Llama 3.1 8B

~13.5 T/s

Uses 20.3GB VRAM

Qwen 2.5 7B

~14.3 T/s

Uses 19.6GB VRAM

Qwen 2.5 3B

~35.1 T/s

Uses 8.7GB VRAM

Qwen 2.5 1.5B

~70.3 T/s

Uses 5.3GB VRAM

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