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gemma 2 27b

General model by unsloth · 27.23B 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

Tight Fit

gemma 2 27b can run but will be tight at 75% of RAM. Consider a lower quantization or closing other apps.

~11 tok/s

Q4_K_M · 18.1 GB · Estimated

Alternative: Q3_K_M (15.4 GB, ~13 tok/s)

Quantization Options

QuantizationMemorySpeedFits?
Q8_0 30.9 GB~6 tok/s✗
Q6_K 24.1 GB~8 tok/s✗
Q5_K_M 20.8 GB~9 tok/s✗
Q4_K_M Recommended 18.1 GB~11 tok/s✓
Q3_K_M 15.4 GB~13 tok/s✓
Q2_K 12.4 GB~17 tok/s✓

Specifications

Parameters27.2B
Architecturegemma2
Context Length4K
CategoryGeneral
Formatgguf
Minimum RAM15.2 GB
HuggingFace Downloads1,628

GGUF Sources

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Which Mac Can Run gemma 2 27b?

Minimum Mac

MacBook Pro 14" — M3 Pro 18GB

Q2_K · ~8 tok/s · 69% RAM

MacQuanttok/sRAM %
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 96GB Q8_0 ~16 32%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 256GB Q8_0 ~16 12%
Mac Studio · M3 Ultra 512GB Q8_0 ~16 6%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~15 48%
Mac Studio · M1 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~15 24%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 64GB Q8_0 ~15 48%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 128GB Q8_0 ~15 24%
Mac Studio · M2 Ultra 192GB Q8_0 ~15 16%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~12 86%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~12 64%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~12 48%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 24%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~12 86%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~12 64%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~12 48%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~12 24%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~11 86%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~11 64%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~11 48%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~11 24%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~11 86%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~11 64%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~11 48%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~11 24%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~11 86%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~11 64%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~11 48%
Mac Studio · M4 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~11 24%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 75%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 75%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 32GB Q6_K ~10 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 48%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 48%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 32%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~8 86%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~8 64%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 48%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 32%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~8 24%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 48%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 48%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 32%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 36GB Q8_0 ~8 86%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 48GB Q8_0 ~8 64%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 48%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 32%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Max 128GB Q8_0 ~8 24%
Mac Studio · M1 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 48%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 64GB Q8_0 ~8 48%
Mac Studio · M2 Max 96GB Q8_0 ~8 32%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~6 64%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~6 48%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~6 64%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~6 48%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 64%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 64%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 48GB Q8_0 ~5 64%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 64GB Q8_0 ~5 48%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 75%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 32GB Q6_K ~5 75%
MacBook Air · M5 32GB Q6_K ~4 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 32GB Q6_K ~4 75%
MacBook Air · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 75%
Mac mini · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 75%
iMac · M4 32GB Q6_K ~3 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~3 86%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 36GB Q8_0 ~3 86%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 Pro 18GB Q2_K ~8 69%
MacBook Pro 16" · M3 Pro 18GB Q2_K ~8 69%
MacBook Pro 14" · M1 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M1 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 77%
MacBook Pro 16" · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 77%
Mac mini · M2 Pro 16GB Q2_K ~11 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~11 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M5 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~11 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 75%
MacBook Pro 16" · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 75%
Mac mini · M4 Pro 24GB Q4_K_M ~10 75%
MacBook Air · M5 16GB Q2_K ~8 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 16GB Q2_K ~8 77%
MacBook Air · M4 16GB Q2_K ~7 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 16GB Q2_K ~7 77%
Mac mini · M4 16GB Q2_K ~7 77%
iMac · M4 16GB Q2_K ~7 77%
MacBook Air · M2 16GB Q2_K ~5 77%
MacBook Air · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 77%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 77%
Mac mini · M2 16GB Q2_K ~5 77%
iMac · M3 16GB Q2_K ~5 77%
MacBook Air · M5 24GB Q4_K_M ~5 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M5 24GB Q4_K_M ~5 75%
MacBook Air · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 75%
Mac mini · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 75%
iMac · M4 24GB Q4_K_M ~4 75%
MacBook Air · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 77%
Mac mini · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 77%
iMac · M1 16GB Q2_K ~4 77%
MacBook Air · M2 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 75%
MacBook Air · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 75%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 75%
Mac mini · M2 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 75%
iMac · M3 24GB Q4_K_M ~3 75%
MacBook Air · M2 8GB — — 154%
MacBook Air · M3 8GB — — 154%
MacBook Pro 14" · M3 8GB — — 154%
Mac mini · M2 8GB — — 154%
iMac · M3 8GB — — 154%
MacBook Air · M1 8GB — — 154%
Mac mini · M1 8GB — — 154%
iMac · M1 8GB — — 154%

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