internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 needs ~20.5 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB has 92.2 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~90 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
90.2 tok/s
TTFT
2147 ms
Safe context
1.2M
Memory
20.5 GB / 92.2 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Shared-memory contention still exists
The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 90.2 tok/s | 1171 ms | 1.2M |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 90.2 tok/s | 2147 ms | 1.2M |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 90.2 tok/s | 3123 ms | 1.2M |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 90.2 tok/s | 2538 ms | 1.2M |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 90.2 tok/s | 3904 ms | 1.2M |
How internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 (8B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB (92.2 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.1 GB | Low | D39 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.9 GB | Low | D39 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-mradermacher--internlm3-8b-instruct-abliterated-i1-gguf && lms server startYes, Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB can run internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 90.2 tok/s.
internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 (8B parameters) requires approximately 20.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB, internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 achieves approximately 90.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 2147ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB receives a C grade with 90.2 tok/s and 1.2M context.
On Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB, internlm3 8b instruct abliterated i1 can safely use up to 1.2M tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
4.5 GB |
| Medium |
| D39 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.9 GB | Medium | D39 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.8 GB | High | D39 |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.6 GB | High | D39 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 8.6 GB | Very High | D39 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 16.4 GB | Maximum | D40 |
Not always. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB can often fit larger models thanks to unified memory, but a discrete GPU with dedicated high-bandwidth VRAM may still decode faster once the model fits. For this combination, the important distinction is capacity versus sustained throughput.