What is the minimum hardware to run Ornith 1.0 35B?

32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only) is the lightest device that runs Ornith 1.0 35B, using ~23.2 GB at Q4_K_M of its ~28 GB usable. Anything with less usable memory cannot load it.

How much memory does Ornith 1.0 35B need?

At Q4_K_M it needs about 23.2 GB (weights ~21 GB + KV cache + overhead at 4k context). At Q8_0 budget ~39.2 GB.

Can I run Ornith 1.0 35B on a Mac?

Yes. Ornith 1.0 35B runs on Apple Silicon with enough unified memory; the ranked list below shows the lightest Mac that fits.

Can I run Ornith 1.0 35B on a phone?

No. Ornith 1.0 35B is too large for current phone memory at Q4_K_M; stick to a laptop, desktop GPU, or Mac.

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OR What hardware do you need to run Ornith 1.0 35B?

Ornith 1.0 35B needs about 23.2 GB to run at Q4_K_M, so the lightest hardware that runs it is 32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only). 9 of 40 devices tested can run it.

Needs (Q4_K_M): ~23.2 GB
Devices that run it: 9
Too small: 31
Lightest that runs it: ~28 GB

Recommended Q4_K_M

32GB RAM Laptop (CPU/iGPU only) Yes

Runs at Q4_K_M using ~23.2 GB of ~28 GB usable.

What kind of hardware runs Ornith 1.0 35B

Of the 9 devices that run it, here is the split by hardware class.

2 discrete GPUs 6 Macs 1 laptop

Hardware that runs Ornith 1.0 35B

Ranked by usable memory, lightest first. Prices are approximate street prices for the device itself (a GPU is the card alone; a Mac is the whole machine). Tok/s is a bandwidth estimate; see methodology.

Compatible devices 9 total

See the full Ornith 1.0 35B memory breakdown, or compare it against other models.

Sources

Memory at Q4_K_M (23.2 GB = 21 GB weights + KV cache + overhead), validated 2026-08-03. See methodology.

OR What hardware do you need to run Ornith 1.0 35B?

What kind of hardware runs Ornith 1.0 35B

Hardware that runs Ornith 1.0 35B

Too small for Ornith 1.0 35B

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