Yi 1.5 34B Chat on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)
Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) cannot run Yi 1.5 34B Chat at any quantization level. The 18 GB of VRAM is insufficient.
Model Size
34.4B
Device VRAM
18 GB
Bandwidth
150 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows Yi 1.5 34B Chat performance at a different quality level on Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | — | — | ✗ Offload | Not Viable | estimated |
Notes
Q3_K_M
34B exceeds 14GB effective. Doesn't fit.
About Yi 1.5 34B Chat
Yi 1.5 34B Chat (34.4B) is a chat, reasoning, multi-purpose model. 01.AI's 34B model with strong multilingual chat and reasoning.
View all Yi 1.5 34B Chat hardware options →About Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified)
Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) has 18 GB at 150 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 14", MacBook Pro 16".
See all models Apple M3 Pro (18GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-03-15)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15