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gpt2 xl

General model by openai-community · 1.61B 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

Runs Excellently

gpt2 xl fits comfortably in your 24 GB Mac using Q8_0 quantization, using 10% of your RAM.

~100 tok/s

Q8_0 · 2.3 GB · Estimated

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 Recommended 2.3 GB~100 tok/s✓
Q6_K 1.9 GB~131 tok/s✓
Q5_K_M 1.7 GB~154 tok/s✓
Q4_K_M 1.5 GB~181 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 1.4 GB~218 tok/s✓
Q2_K 1.2 GB~283 tok/s✓

Specifications

Parameters1.6B
Architecturegpt2
Context Length1K
CategoryGeneral
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM1 GB
Licensemit
HuggingFace Downloads197,802

GGUF Sources

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Which Mac Can Run gpt2 xl?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Air — M2 8GB

Q8_0 · ~33 tok/s · 29% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~266 2%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~266 1%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~266 0%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~260 4%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~260 2%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~260 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~260 2%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~260 1%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~200 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~200 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~200 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~200 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~200 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~200 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~200 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~200 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~178 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~178 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~178 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~178 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~178 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~178 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~178 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~178 2%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~178 6%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~178 5%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~178 4%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~178 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~130 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~130 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~130 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~130 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~130 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~130 6%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~130 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~130 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~130 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~130 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~130 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~130 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~130 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~130 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~130 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~130 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~130 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~130 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~130 2%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~130 2%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~130 7%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~130 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q8_0 ~130 7%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~130 4%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~130 2%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~100 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~100 5%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~100 4%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~100 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~100 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~100 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~89 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~89 5%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~89 10%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~89 5%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q8_0 ~89 10%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~89 5%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~89 4%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~65 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~65 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~65 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~65 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~65 14%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~65 7%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~65 14%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~65 7%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q8_0 ~65 14%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q8_0 ~65 7%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~50 14%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~50 10%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~50 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q8_0 ~50 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q8_0 ~50 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q8_0 ~50 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~49 13%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~49 6%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q8_0 ~49 13%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~49 6%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~39 14%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~39 10%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~39 7%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~39 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~39 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~39 7%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~39 14%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~39 10%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~39 7%
iMac · M4 16GB Q8_0 ~39 14%
iMac · M4 24GB Q8_0 ~39 10%
iMac · M4 32GB Q8_0 ~39 7%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~33 29%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~33 14%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~33 10%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~33 29%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~33 14%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~33 10%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~33 29%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~33 14%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~33 10%
Mac mini · M2 8GB Q8_0 ~33 29%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q8_0 ~33 14%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q8_0 ~33 10%
iMac · M3 8GB Q8_0 ~33 29%
iMac · M3 16GB Q8_0 ~33 14%
iMac · M3 24GB Q8_0 ~33 10%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~22 29%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~22 14%
Mac mini · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~22 29%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~22 14%
iMac · M1 8GB Q8_0 ~22 29%
iMac · M1 16GB Q8_0 ~22 14%

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