Can BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 run on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB?

YES — With Q3_K_S

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Estimated from fit model

BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 needs ~51.5 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB has 46.1 GB. With Q3_K_S quantization, expect ~10 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: OffloadBandwidth: HighStack: StandardBottleneck: Host offload
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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.

BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 at Q4_K_M needs 60.2 GB — too much for Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB (46.1 GB). Runs at Q3_K_S (51.5 GB) with low quality. 2 quantization levels fit.
Capabilities:

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 60.2 GB, exceeds 46.1 GB available
60.2 GB required46.1 GB available
131% VRAM needed

14.1 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization

Fit status

Too heavy

Decode

7.3 tok/s

TTFT

26676 ms

Safe context

4K

Memory

60.2 GB / 46.1 GB

Offload

20%

Memory breakdown

Weights43.9 GB
KV Cache8.4 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom6.9 GB

See how fast it feels

With memory offload — actual speed may be lower
See how fast it feelsBaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>What is local AI inference?
Local AI inference means running an AI language model directly on your own hardware — your laptop, desktop, or server — instead of sending requests to a remote cloud API. When you run inference locally the model weights are loaded into your GPU or unified memory. Each token you generate requires reading those weights from memory, so memory bandwidth is the main bottleneck for decode speed. Key benefits of running locally: - Full privacy: your prompts never leave your machine - No per-token cost or rate limits - Works offline once the model is downloaded - Latency depends only on your hardware
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>How much VRAM do I need?
It depends on the model size and quantization level. A rough rule of thumb: Model size Q4 (4-bit) Q8 (8-bit) FP16 7B params ~4.3 GB ~7.5 GB ~14 GB 13B params ~7.9 GB ~13.9 GB ~26 GB 70B params ~42.7 GB ~74.9 GB ~140 GB Most people use 4-bit quantization (Q4_K_M) which gives 90-95% of full quality at a fraction of the memory. A 24 GB GPU can comfortably run most 7B-13B models.
Estimated: 7.3 tok/s decode · 26.7s TTFT (warm) · 18 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

It fits through host-memory offload, and offload is the main reason performance drops.

CPU or host-memory offload is active

About 10% of the working set spills out of accelerator memory, which usually hurts latency and sustained decode throughput.

Very little memory headroom

You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.

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

Remove offload with more accelerator memory

Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Increase host RAM if you keep offloading

This setup may need roughly 3.7 GB of extra host RAM just for the offloaded portion, before OS and other tools.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatFToo heavy7.9 tok/s13320 ms4K
CodingFToo heavy7.3 tok/s26676 ms4K
Agentic CodingFToo heavy6.2 tok/s45198 ms4K
ReasoningFToo heavy7.3 tok/s31527 ms4K
RAGFToo heavy6.2 tok/s56498 ms4K

Quantization options

How BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 (72B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB (46.1 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
28.1 GB
LowC47
Q3_K_SBest for your GPU
3
35.3 GB
LowC47
NVFP4
4
40.3 GB
MediumF0
Q4_K_M
4
43.9 GB
MediumF0
Q5_K_M
5
51.8 GB
HighF0
Q6_K
6
59.0 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
77.0 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
147.6 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-mradermacher--baichuanmed-ocr-72b-i1-gguf && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

Can Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB run BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1?

Yes, Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB can run BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 at Q3_K_S quantization (Very compromised (needs ~3.7 GB host RAM)). The recommended Q4_K_M requires 60.2 GB which exceeds available memory, but at Q3_K_S it needs only 51.5 GB. Expected decode speed: 10.2 tok/s.

How much VRAM does BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 need?

BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 (72B parameters) requires approximately 60.2 GB at Q4_K_M quantization. On Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB, it fits at Q3_K_S using 51.5 GB.

What is the best quantization for BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1?

The recommended quantization is Q4_K_M, but on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB the best fitting quantization is Q3_K_S, which uses 51.5 GB.

What speed will BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 run at on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB?

On Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB, BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 achieves approximately 10.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 18973ms using Q3_K_S quantization.

Can Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB run BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 for coding?

For coding workloads, BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB receives a F grade with 7.3 tok/s and 4K context.

What context window can BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 use on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB?

On Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB, BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 can safely use up to 6K tokens of context at Q3_K_S quantization. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

What should I upgrade first if BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1 feels slow on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB?

Remove offload with more accelerator memory. Prioritize a GPU or unified-memory tier that fits the whole model natively. Removing offload usually helps more than small compute gains.

Is unified memory on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 64GB as fast as VRAM for BaichuanMed OCR 72B i1?

Not always. Mac Studio M2 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.

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