RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GBBudget pick1344 GB/s (+544)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 156%.77.1 tok/s decode
Raises estimated decode speed by about 156%.
~$4,999 MSRP
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 needs ~25.3 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB has 46.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~30 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
30.1 tok/s
TTFT
6442 ms
Safe context
134K
Memory
25.3 GB / 46.1 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 | 30.1 tok/s | 3514 ms | 134K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 30.1 tok/s | 6442 ms | 134K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 30.1 tok/s | 9370 ms | 134K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 30.1 tok/s | 7613 ms | 134K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 30.1 tok/s | 11712 ms | 134K |
How Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 (24B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB (46.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 9.4 GB | Low | C43 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 11.8 GB | Low | C44 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
Copy-paste commands to run Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-unsloth--mistral-small-3-2-24b-instruct-2506-gguf && lms server startUpgrade options
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GBBudget pickRaises estimated decode speed by about 156%.
~$4,999 MSRP
RTX 6000 Ada 48GBBest valueRaises estimated decode speed by about 79%.
~$6,800 MSRP
Yes, Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB can run Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 30.1 tok/s.
Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 (24B parameters) requires approximately 25.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 achieves approximately 30.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 6442ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 on Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB receives a C grade with 30.1 tok/s and 134K context.
On Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB, Mistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct 2506 can safely use up to 134K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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Preview:
13.4 GB |
| Medium |
| C44 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 14.6 GB | Medium | C45 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 17.3 GB | High | C46 |
Q6_K | 6 | 19.7 GB | High | C47 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 25.7 GB | Very High | C49 |
F16 | 16 | 49.2 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Not always. Mac Studio M1 Ultra 64GB 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.