Apple Mac Pro (2023) (M2 Ultra)

Configurations

Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.

Specifications 192 GB configuration

Best LLMs for the Apple Mac Pro (2023) (M2 Ultra) 192 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A+92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12BNVIDIA	Q6_K	114 GB	41.6 tok/s	Runs great
A+91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	DROrnith 1.5 122B-A10BDeepReinforce	Q6_K	115 GB	48.4 tok/s	Runs great
A+92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9BNVIDIA	Q8_0	91.6 GB	40.5 tok/s	Runs great
A+91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 96/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B)Alibaba	Q4_K_M	122 GB	95.6 tok/s	Runs great
A+91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba	Q6_K	115 GB	48.4 tok/s	Runs great
A+91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	AAKolibri 1 (78B-A3.5B)Aleph Alpha	Q8_0	95.1 GB	84.4 tok/s	Runs great
A+93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3.6 35B-A3BAlibaba	F16	84.2 GB	51.3 tok/s	Runs great
A+93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3.5 35B-A3BAlibaba	F16	84.2 GB	51.3 tok/s	Runs great
A+93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	OBMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3BOpenBMB	F16	82.7 GB	51.3 tok/s	Runs great
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 95/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	RFlint (40B-A2.5B)Recursive	F16	91.9 GB	58.9 tok/s	Runs great

Best Image models for the Apple Mac Pro (2023) (M2 Ultra) 192 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A+92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	BFFLUX.2 [dev]Black Forest Labs	FP16	116 GB	2.6 min	Very slow
A+91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	MMMiniMax H3 ImageMiniMax	FP8	72.0 GB	39 s	Runs well
A84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	BFFLUX.2 [klein] 9BBlack Forest Labs	FP16	37.1 GB	7.9 s	Runs great
A+92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	KKrea 2 TurboKrea	FP16	37.4 GB	19 s	Runs well
A+88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	THunyuanImage 3.0 (80B-A13B)Tencent	FP8	86.9 GB	3.9 min	Very slow
A84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Z-Image TurboAlibaba (Tongyi)	FP16	22.7 GB	11 s	Runs great

Best Video models for the Apple Mac Pro (2023) (M2 Ultra) 192 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A+88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	LLTX-2.5 (22B, video + audio)Lightricks	FP16	82.5 GB	6.6 min	Runs well
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	MMMiniMax H3 (33B, video + audio)MiniMax	FP16	113 GB	75.8 min	Very slow
A+86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	LLTX-2.3Lightricks	FP16	75.4 GB	29.1 min	Slow
A+88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	SAKandinsky 6.0 Pro (29B, video + audio)Sber AI	FP16	85.4 GB	3.6 h	Very slow
A+88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Cosmos3-Super Image2Video (64B)NVIDIA	FP16	139 GB	2.7 h	Very slowtight fit

Best Decision models for the Apple Mac Pro (2023) (M2 Ultra) 192 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A+86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	JAJina Reranker v3.5Jina AI	F16	13.6 GB	25 ms	Runs great
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3 Reranker 4BAlibaba	Q8_0	16.7 GB	135 ms	Runs well
A84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	SAIntern-Decision 4BShanghai AI Lab	F16	21.3 GB	96 ms	Runs great
A84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	JAJina Reranker v3Jina AI	F16	13.6 GB	25 ms	Runs great
A+88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	ZEzerank-2ZeroEntropy	Q8_0	16.7 GB	135 ms	Runs well
A82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	LAd1 3BLiquid AI	F16	18.4 GB	67 ms	Runs great
A82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Mmxbai-rerank-large v2Mixedbread	F16	15.3 GB	59 ms	Runs great
A+86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Shieldstral 1.0 3BMistral AI	Q8_0	16.4 GB	130 ms	Runs great

Other products with the Apple M2 Ultra (192 GB)

• Mac Studio (2023) (M2 Max or M2 Ultra)Apple · Desktop · 32, 64, 96, 128 or 192 GB · $1,999–$3,999Product page (opens in a new tab)