Can Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 run on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB?

YES — Runs Great

C45Usable
Estimated from fit model

Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 needs ~28.5 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB has 92.2 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~40 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: HighStack: 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) 28.5 GB, 40.0 tok/s, Runs well
28.5 GB required92.2 GB available
31% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

40.0 tok/s

TTFT

4836 ms

Safe context

473K

Memory

28.5 GB / 92.2 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights11.6 GB
KV Cache2.2 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom13.8 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsCodestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Write a Python function to sort a list
Here's a Python function that sorts a list using quicksort: def quicksort(arr): if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) # Example usage numbers = [3, 6, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1] print(quicksort(numbers)) # [1, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10] The algorithm picks a pivot, partitions the list into smaller, equal, and larger elements, then recursively sorts each partition and concatenates the results.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>Now add type hints and a docstring
def quicksort(arr: list[int]) -> list[int]: """Sort a list using the quicksort algorithm. Args: arr: List of integers to sort. Returns: A new sorted list. """ if len(arr) <= 1: return arr pivot = arr[len(arr) // 2] left = [x for x in arr if x < pivot] middle = [x for x in arr if x == pivot] right = [x for x in arr if x > pivot] return quicksort(left) + middle + quicksort(right) Added type hints for the input and return type, plus a Google-style docstring.
Estimated: 40.0 tok/s decode · 4.8s TTFT (warm) · 100 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 well40.0 tok/s2638 ms473K
CodingCRuns well40.0 tok/s4836 ms473K
Agentic CodingCRuns well40.0 tok/s7034 ms473K
ReasoningCRuns well40.0 tok/s5715 ms473K
RAGCRuns well40.0 tok/s8792 ms473K

Quantization options

How Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 (19B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB (92.2 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
7.4 GB
LowD39
Q3_K_S
3
9.3 GB
LowD39
NVFP4
4
10.6 GB
MediumD39
Q4_K_M
4
11.6 GB
MediumD39
Q5_K_M
5
13.7 GB
HighD39
Q6_K
6
15.6 GB
HighD40
Q8_0
8
20.3 GB
Very HighC40
F16Best for your GPU
16
38.9 GB
MaximumC44

Get started

Copy-paste commands to run Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 on your machine.

Run

lms load hf-mradermacher--codestral-rag-19b-pruned-i1-gguf && lms server start

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Frequently asked questions

Can Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB run Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1?

Yes, Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB can run Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 40.0 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 need?

Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 (19B parameters) requires approximately 28.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

What is the best quantization for Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1?

The recommended quantization for Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

What speed will Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 run at on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB?

On Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB, Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 achieves approximately 40.0 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4836ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB run Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 for coding?

For coding workloads, Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB receives a C grade with 40.0 tok/s and 473K context.

What context window can Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 use on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB?

On Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB, Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 can safely use up to 473K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

Is unified memory on Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB as fast as VRAM for Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1?

Not always. Mac Studio M2 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.

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