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Can cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B run on MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB?

YES — Runs Great

C50Usable
Estimated from fit model

cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B needs ~25.3 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB has 46.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~34 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: RoomyBandwidth: MediumStack: 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:

Select quantization to explore

Q4_K_M (Medium quality) — 25.3 GB, 34.2 tok/s, Runs well
25.3 GB required46.1 GB available
55% VRAM used

Fit status

Runs well

Decode

34.2 tok/s

TTFT

5663 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 M4 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: 34.2 tok/s decode · 5.7s TTFT (warm) · 86 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 well34.2 tok/s3089 ms134K
CodingCRuns well34.2 tok/s5663 ms134K
Agentic CodingCRuns well34.2 tok/s8237 ms134K
ReasoningCRuns well34.2 tok/s6693 ms134K
RAGCRuns well34.2 tok/s10296 ms134K

Quantization options

How cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B (24B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB (46.1 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
9.4 GB
LowC43
Q3_K_S
3
11.8 GB
LowC44
NVFP4
4

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

Upgrade options

Hardware that runs cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B well

👁 NVIDIA
RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GBBudget pick
1344 GB/s (+798)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 125%.77.1 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 125%.

~$4,999 MSRP

👁 NVIDIA
RTX 6000 Ada 48GBBest value
960 GB/s (+414)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 57%.53.8 tok/s decode

Raises estimated decode speed by about 57%.

~$6,800 MSRP

Frequently asked questions

See all results for MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GBSee all hardware for cognitivecomputations Dolphin3.0 R1 Mistral 24B
13.4 GB
Medium
C44
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

On MacBook Pro M4 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.