# Can I run Sarvam-30B on Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)?

> **Yes, it runs.** Runs at Q4_K_M using ~21.7 GB of ~192 GB usable. You have room for FP16 for higher quality.

Last validated: 2026-06-15.

## Memory math
- Sarvam-30B: 30B (MoE, 2.4B active); Q4_K_M weighs 19.6 GB on disk.
- At Q4_K_M with a 4k context it needs ~21.7 GB (weights + KV cache + ~0.8 GB runtime overhead, ±15% with context length).
- Apple M3 Ultra (256GB): 256 GB unified, ~192 GB usable for model weights.
- Headroom: ~170.3 GB; it also fits FP16 for higher quality.

## How to run
Recommended quant: Q4_K_M. Best tool on macOS: LM Studio.

## Run Sarvam-30B on other devices
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 (24GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/sarvam-30b/nvidia-rtx-4090-24gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (24GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/sarvam-30b/nvidia-rtx-3090-24gb)
- [AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/sarvam-30b/amd-rx-7900-xtx-24gb)
- [Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/sarvam-30b/nvidia-rtx-5090-32gb)
- [32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/sarvam-30b/laptop-32gb)
- [Apple M4 Pro (48GB)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/sarvam-30b/apple-m4-pro-48gb)

## Other models that run on Apple M3 Ultra (256GB)
- [Qwen3 235B A22B (235B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen3-235b-a22b/apple-m3-ultra-256gb)
- [gpt-oss 120B (117B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/gpt-oss-120b/apple-m3-ultra-256gb)
- [Llama 4 Scout (109B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-4-scout/apple-m3-ultra-256gb)
- [Sarvam-105B (105B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/sarvam-105b/apple-m3-ultra-256gb)
- [Qwen2.5 72B (72B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/qwen2.5-72b/apple-m3-ultra-256gb)
- [Llama 3.3 70B (70B)](https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/llama-3.3-70b/apple-m3-ultra-256gb)

Estimate, not a guarantee. Sources: https://huggingface.co/sarvamai/sarvam-30b, https://huggingface.co/sarvamai/sarvam-30b-gguf, https://www.sarvam.ai/blogs/sarvam-30b-105b.
More: https://localmodel.run/can-i-run/sarvam-30b/apple-m3-ultra-256gb