Llama 3.2 11B Vision needs ~11.8 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB has 13.0 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~16 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.
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Fit status
Tight fit
Decode
17.5 tok/s
TTFT
11036 ms
Safe context
16K
Memory
11.8 GB / 13.0 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 | B | Tight fit | 17.5 tok/s | 6020 ms | 16K |
| Coding | B | Tight fit | 16.3 tok/s | 11864 ms | 16K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs with offload (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM) | 15.7 tok/s | 17890 ms | 16K |
| Reasoning | B | Tight fit | 17.5 tok/s | 13042 ms | 16K |
| RAG | C | Runs with offload (needs ~0.4 GB host RAM) | 15.7 tok/s | 22362 ms | 16K |
How Llama 3.2 11B Vision (11B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB (13.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 4.3 GB | Low | B65 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 5.4 GB | Low | B66 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 6.2 GB | Medium | B67 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 6.7 GB | Medium | B66 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 7.9 GB | High | B66 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 9.0 GB | High | B66 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 11.8 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 22.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Llama 3.2 11B Vision on your machine.
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ollama run llama3.2-vision:11bUpgrade-Optionen
RTX 4080 Super 16GBGrößter SprungRaises estimated decode speed by about 459%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
ca. $999 MSRP
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
ca. $1,099 MSRP
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
ca. $1,099 MSRP
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
ca. $1,099 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB can run Llama 3.2 11B Vision with a B grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 16.3 tok/s.
Llama 3.2 11B Vision (11B parameters) requires approximately 11.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Llama 3.2 11B Vision is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB, Llama 3.2 11B Vision achieves approximately 16.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 11864ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Llama 3.2 11B Vision on MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB receives a B grade with 16.3 tok/s and 16K context.
On MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB, Llama 3.2 11B Vision can safely use up to 16K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 16K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Not always. MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB 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.
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