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Can the Apple M1 run llama3.1 70B?

NO

44.2 GB vs 6 GB usable — does not fit

~6GB usable · Apple M1 · model file 43GB · 70B

~1.3–1.6 tok/s

computed roofline: 68.25 GB/s × 0.80–1.00 efficiency window / 43.0GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Run llama3.1 70B on instead

NIMO AI Mini PC (128GB) — cheapest catalog machine that runs llama3.1 70B fully ($1999)

every model the Apple M1 can run — full list

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2026-09-17 · ← all models on the Apple M1 · fit = weights + 4k KV vs usable memory