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gemma 3 12b it heretic

General model by dreamfast · 12.19B parameters · Released 2026-01-11

Chip
Unified Memory
Bandwidth 307 GB/s
Available for Models ~21 GB

Everything this chip runs, machine by machine: MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro, MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro, Mac mini M5 Pro

Runs Excellently

gemma 3 12b it heretic fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 59% of your RAM.

~13tok/s
Q8_014.1 GBEstimated
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Specifications

Parameters12.2B
Architecturegemma3
Context Length1.0M
CategoryGeneral
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM6.8 GB
Licensegemma
HuggingFace Downloads30,053

GGUF Sources

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Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 14.1 GB~13 tok/s✓
Q6_K 11.1 GB~17 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 9.6 GB~20 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 8.4 GB~24 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 7.2 GB~29 tok/s✓
Q2_K 5.8 GB~37 tok/s✓

Which Mac Can Run gemma 3 12b it heretic?

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Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M1 Pro 16GB

Q6_K · ~11 tok/s · 69% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~53 15%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~53 6%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~53 3%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~35 15%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~35 6%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~35 3%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~34 22%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~34 11%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~34 22%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~34 11%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~34 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~26 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~26 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~26 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~26 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~26 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~26 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~26 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~26 11%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~26 39%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~26 29%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~26 22%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~26 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~23 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~23 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~23 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~23 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~23 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~23 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~23 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~23 11%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~23 39%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~23 29%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~23 22%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~23 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~17 44%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~17 44%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~17 39%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~17 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~17 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~17 44%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~17 44%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~17 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~17 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~17 11%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~17 44%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 22%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~17 44%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~17 22%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~13 59%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~13 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~13 22%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~13 59%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~13 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~13 22%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~13 59%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~13 29%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~13 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~12 59%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~12 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~12 59%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~12 29%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~12 59%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~12 29%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~12 22%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q6_K ~11 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q6_K ~11 69%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q6_K ~11 69%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q6_K ~11 69%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q6_K ~11 69%
Mac mini · M6 16GB Q6_K ~10 69%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q6_K ~9 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q6_K ~9 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~9 44%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~9 44%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~9 44%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~9 44%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~9 44%
Mac mini · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~7 59%
Mac mini · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~7 44%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q6_K ~7 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q6_K ~7 69%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q6_K ~7 69%
iMac · M4 16GB Q6_K ~7 69%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~7 59%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~7 44%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~7 59%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~7 44%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~6 78%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~6 39%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~6 78%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~6 39%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q6_K ~6 69%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q6_K ~6 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q6_K ~6 69%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q6_K ~6 69%
iMac · M3 16GB Q6_K ~6 69%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~5 59%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~5 44%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~5 59%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~5 44%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~5 59%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~5 44%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~5 59%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~5 44%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~4 59%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~4 59%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~4 59%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~4 59%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~4 59%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q6_K ~4 69%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q6_K ~4 69%
iMac · M1 16GB Q6_K ~4 69%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q2_K ~12 73%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q2_K ~12 73%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB Q2_K ~12 73%
Mac mini · M2 8GB Q2_K ~12 73%
iMac · M3 8GB Q2_K ~12 73%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q2_K ~8 73%
Mac mini · M1 8GB Q2_K ~8 73%
iMac · M1 8GB Q2_K ~8 73%

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