Can cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B run on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

C48Usable
Estimated from fit model

cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B needs ~25.3 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB has 46.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~16 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: LowStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Capabilities:

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 25.3 GB, 16.4 tok/s, Runs well
25.3 GB required46.1 GB available
55% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

16.4 tok/s

TTFT

11810 ms

Safe context

134K

Memory

25.3 GB / 46.1 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights14.6 GB
KV Cache2.8 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom6.9 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelscognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 16.4 tok/s decode · 11.8s TTFT (warm) · 41 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

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.

Best improvement path

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCRuns well16.4 tok/s6442 ms134K
CodingCRuns well16.4 tok/s11810 ms134K
Agentic CodingCRuns well16.4 tok/s17178 ms134K
ReasoningCRuns well16.4 tok/s13957 ms134K
RAGCRuns well16.4 tok/s21472 ms134K

Inference speed

cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B inference speed — tokens per second by GPU & Mac

Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~82 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.

GPU / MacMemoryQuantSpeed (tok/s)Fits?
NVIDIARTX 5090 32GB
32 GBQ4_K_M82.0Fits
NVIDIARTX 4090 24GB
24 GBQ4_K_M52.3Tight
RX 7900 XTX 24GB
24 GBQ4_K_M47.2Tight
NVIDIARTX 3090 24GB
24 GBQ4_K_M44.8Tight
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB
256 GBQ4_K_M38.0Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB
128 GBQ4_K_M34.2Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB
64 GBQ4_K_M34.2Fits
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB
128 GBQ4_K_M31.7Fits
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB
128 GBQ4_K_M30.1Fits
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB
48 GBQ4_K_M21.5Fits
NVIDIARTX 4080 Super 16GB
16 GBQ4_K_M19.1Too big
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB
64 GBQ4_K_M16.4Fits
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB
64 GBQ4_K_M15.0Fits
NVIDIARTX 4070 12GB
12 GBQ4_K_M6.7Too big
NVIDIARTX 3060 12GB
12 GBQ4_K_M4.2Too big
NVIDIARTX 4060 8GB
8 GBQ4_K_M2.0Too big

Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.

Quantization options

How cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB (46.1 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.4 GB
LowC43
Q3_K_S
3
11.8 GB
LowC44
NVFP4
4
13.4 GB
MediumC44
Q4_K_M
4
14.6 GB
MediumC45
Q5_K_M
5
17.3 GB
HighC46
Q6_K
6
19.7 GB
HighC46
Q8_0Best for your GPU
8
25.7 GB
Very HighC48
F16
16
49.2 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-bartowski--cognitivecomputations-dolphin3-0-r1-mistral-24b-gguf && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

Can MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB run cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B?

Yes, MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB can run cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 16.4 tok/s.

How much VRAM does cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B need?

cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B parameters) requires approximately 25.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B?

The recommended quantization for cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B run at on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB?

On MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B achieves approximately 16.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 11810ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB run cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B for coding?

For coding workloads, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB receives a C grade with 16.4 tok/s and 134K context.

What context window can cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B use on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB?

On MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB, cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B can safely use up to 134K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

Is unified memory on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB as fast as VRAM for cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B?

Not always. MacBook Pro M3 Max 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.

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