Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026
No — Mistral Large 3 doesn't fit the Apple M2 Ultra's 192 GB; you're short by ~33.2 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the Apple M3 Ultra (512 GB).
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| VRAM | 192 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 800 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 192 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 1353.3 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 720.5 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 556.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 481.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 410.9 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q3_K_M | 291.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q2_K | 225.2 GB | ✗ No | — |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 192 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Every Mistral Large 3 variant requires more VRAM than the Apple M2 Ultra provides (192 GB).
Apple M3 Ultra (512 GB VRAM).
Mistral Large 3 needs ~408 GB but this GPU has 192 GB. Rent a 8× H100 (640 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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No — Mistral Large 3 doesn't fit the Apple M2 Ultra's 192 GB; you're short by ~33.2 GB even at Q2_K. The cheapest card that runs it is the Apple M3 Ultra (512 GB).
The Apple M3 Ultra (512 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.
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