Rig score · mac
Apple M5 (32GB)
Runs 90 of 135 models (67%)
Excellent, runs up to ~32B comfortably.
Biggest it can run: Gemma 4 31B
- Grade
- A
- Runnable
- 90
- Total
- 135
- Coverage
- 67%
What Apple M5 (32GB) can run
At 32 GB of unified memory, Apple M5 (32GB) runs 90 of 135 tracked local models, 67% coverage that earns a A. The largest it handles is Gemma 4 31B at 32.7B parameters; anything bigger needs more memory or a lower quantization.
Apple Silicon shares one 32 GB pool between CPU and GPU, so almost all of it is available to a model. MLX and llama.cpp Metal builds give the best speed here; close memory-heavy apps before loading a large model.
Top models on Apple M5 (32GB)
FAQ
What local AI rig score does Apple M5 (32GB) get?
Apple M5 (32GB) scores A: it runs 90 of 135 tracked local LLMs (67%). The biggest it can run is Gemma 4 31B.
How big a model can Apple M5 (32GB) run?
Apple M5 (32GB) runs models up to Gemma 4 31B (32.7B parameters) at Q4_K_M. Its memory is shared with the system, so leave a few GB for the OS.
Is Apple M5 (32GB) good for running local LLMs?
Apple Silicon shares one 32 GB pool between CPU and GPU, so almost all of it is available to a model. MLX and llama.cpp Metal builds give the best speed here; close memory-heavy apps before loading a large model.
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Score from coverage of 135 tracked models, estimated with our memory methodology.