Can Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 run on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB?

YES — Runs Great

C47Usable
Estimated from fit model

Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 needs ~25.1 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB has 69.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~48 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) 25.1 GB, 48.1 tok/s, Runs well
25.1 GB required69.1 GB available
36% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

48.1 tok/s

TTFT

4029 ms

Safe context

332K

Memory

25.1 GB / 69.1 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights11.6 GB
KV Cache2.2 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom10.4 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsCodestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB
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: 48.1 tok/s decode · 4.0s TTFT (warm) · 120 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 well48.1 tok/s2198 ms332K
CodingCRuns well48.1 tok/s4029 ms332K
Agentic CodingCRuns well48.1 tok/s5860 ms332K
ReasoningCRuns well48.1 tok/s4762 ms332K
RAGCRuns well48.1 tok/s7325 ms332K

Quantization options

How Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 (19B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB (69.1 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
7.4 GB
LowD40
Q3_K_S
3
9.3 GB
LowC40
NVFP4
4
10.6 GB
MediumC40
Q4_K_M
4
11.6 GB
MediumC41
Q5_K_M
5
13.7 GB
HighC41
Q6_K
6
15.6 GB
HighC41
Q8_0
8
20.3 GB
Very HighC42
F16Best for your GPU
16
38.9 GB
MaximumC47

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 M3 Ultra 96GB run Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1?

Yes, Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB can run Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 48.1 tok/s.

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

Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 (19B parameters) requires approximately 25.1 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 M3 Ultra 96GB?

On Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB, Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 achieves approximately 48.1 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 4029ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB run Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 for coding?

For coding workloads, Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB receives a C grade with 48.1 tok/s and 332K context.

What context window can Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 use on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB?

On Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB, Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1 can safely use up to 332K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.

Is unified memory on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB as fast as VRAM for Codestral RAG 19B Pruned i1?

Not always. Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB 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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