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phi 2

General model by Microsoft · 2.78B parameters · Released 2023-12-13

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

Runs Excellently

phi 2 fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 15% of your RAM.

~58tok/s
Q8_03.6 GBEstimated
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Specifications

Parameters2.8B
Architecturephi
Context Length2K
CategoryGeneral
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM1.6 GB
Licensemit
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Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 3.6 GB~58 tok/s✓
Q6_K 2.9 GB~76 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 2.6 GB~89 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 2.3 GB~105 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 2.0 GB~127 tok/s✓
Q2_K 1.7 GB~164 tok/s✓

Which Mac Can Run phi 2?

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Minimum Mac

MacBook Air — M2 8GB

Q8_0 · ~19 tok/s · 45% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~154 4%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~154 1%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~154 1%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~151 6%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~151 3%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~151 6%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~151 3%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~151 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~116 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~116 8%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~116 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~116 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~116 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~116 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~116 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~116 3%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~103 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~103 8%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~103 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~103 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~103 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~103 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~103 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~103 3%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~103 10%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~103 8%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~103 6%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~103 3%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~75 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~75 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~75 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~75 8%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~75 3%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~75 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~75 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~75 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~75 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~75 3%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~75 11%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~75 11%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~75 6%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~75 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~58 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~58 8%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~58 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~58 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~58 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~58 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~51 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~51 8%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~51 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~51 8%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~51 15%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~51 8%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~51 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~38 23%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~38 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~38 23%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~38 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~38 23%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~38 11%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~38 23%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~38 11%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~38 23%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~38 11%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~29 23%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~29 15%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~29 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~29 23%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~29 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~29 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~28 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~28 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~28 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~28 10%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~23 23%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~23 15%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~23 11%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~23 23%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~23 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~23 11%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~23 23%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~23 15%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~23 11%
iMac · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~23 23%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~23 15%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~23 11%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~19 45%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~19 23%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~19 15%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~19 45%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~19 23%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~19 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~19 45%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~19 23%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~19 15%
Mac mini · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~19 45%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~19 23%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~19 15%
iMac · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~19 45%
iMac · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~19 23%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~19 15%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~13 45%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~13 23%
Mac mini · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~13 45%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~13 23%
iMac · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~13 45%
iMac · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~13 23%

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