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NV Reason CXR 3B

Reasoning model by nvidia · 3.75B parameters

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

NV Reason CXR 3B fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 20% of your RAM.

~43tok/s
Q8_04.7 GBEstimated
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Specifications

Parameters3.8B
Architectureqwen2_5_vl
Context Length128K
CategoryReasoning
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM2.1 GB
HuggingFace Downloads7,135
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Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 4.7 GB~43 tok/s✓
Q6_K 3.7 GB~56 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 3.3 GB~66 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 2.9 GB~78 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 2.5 GB~94 tok/s✓
Q2_K 2.1 GB~122 tok/s✓

Which Mac Can Run NV Reason CXR 3B?

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Minimum Mac

MacBook Air — M2 8GB

Q8_0 · ~14 tok/s · 59% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~172 5%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~172 2%
Mac Studio · M5 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~172 1%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~114 5%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~114 2%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~114 1%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~112 7%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~112 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~112 7%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~112 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~112 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~86 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~86 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~86 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~86 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~86 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~86 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~86 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~86 4%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~86 13%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~86 10%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~86 7%
Mac Studio · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~86 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~76 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~76 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~76 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~76 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~76 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~76 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~76 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~76 4%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~76 13%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~76 10%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~76 7%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~76 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~56 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~56 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~56 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~56 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~56 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~56 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~56 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~56 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~56 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~56 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~56 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~56 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~56 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~56 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~56 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~56 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~56 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~56 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~56 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~56 4%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~56 15%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~56 7%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~56 15%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~56 7%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~56 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~43 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~43 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~43 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~43 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~43 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~43 7%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~43 20%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~43 10%
Mac mini · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~43 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~38 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~38 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~38 20%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~38 10%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~38 20%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~38 10%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~38 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 29%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~28 29%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~28 15%
Mac mini · M6 16GB Q8_0 ~24 29%
Mac mini · M6 24GB Q8_0 ~24 20%
Mac mini · M6 32GB Q8_0 ~24 15%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~21 29%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~21 20%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~21 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~21 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~21 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~21 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~21 26%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~21 26%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~21 13%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~17 29%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~17 20%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~17 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~17 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~17 29%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~17 20%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
iMac · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~17 29%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~17 20%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~17 15%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~14 29%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~14 29%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~14 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
Mac mini · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~14 29%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
iMac · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~14 59%
iMac · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~14 29%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~14 20%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~10 59%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~10 29%
Mac mini · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~10 59%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~10 29%
iMac · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~10 59%
iMac · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~10 29%

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