can it run
5.8 GB needed of 14 GB usable — headroom for context
~14GB usable · Apple M4 · model file 5.2GB · 8B
computed roofline: 120 GB/s × 0.80–1.00 efficiency window / 5.2GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.
What users report — 3 cited rows:
→ 23 tok/s · Llama 3.1 8B Q4_K_M Ollama/Metal · source
→ 18.15 tok/s · Llama 3.1 8B Q5_K_M Ollama/Metal (primary run) · source
→ ~20 tok/s · 8B Q4_K_M aggregated estimate · source
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