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Can I run Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF on a Mac with 32 GB?

Yes, just

Its UD-Q5_K_XL file (20.9 GB) fits in the 21.3 GB a Mac with 32 GB can use, with room for ≈ 5K tokens of context.

Full analysis of Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF Everything that runs on Mac with 32 GB Get the UD-Q5_K_XL file on Hugging Face
ollama run hf.co/peculiar-ragdoll/Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:UD-Q5_K_XL

Files and context on Mac with 32 GB

Each file of Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF (and of GGUF versions the site has analyzed), and how much context fits next to it, with the context cache in 16-bit or 8-bit.

FileSizeOn Mac with 32 GB Context (16-bit)Context (8-bit)
UD-Q8_K_XL31.5 GBDoesn't fit——
UD-Q8_K_L28.0 GBDoesn't fit——
UD-Q6_K_XL25.3 GBDoesn't fit——
UD-Q6_K22.0 GBDoesn't fit——
UD-Q5_K_XL20.9 GBTight5K9K
UD-Q4_K_XL17.6 GBTight54K108K
UD-Q4_K_S15.4 GBFits87K173K
UD-IQ4_XS14.3 GBFits103K206K
UD-Q3_K_XL13.1 GBFits120K239K
IQ3_S12.1 GBFits135K256K
IQ3_XXS10.4 GBFits160K256K
UD-Q2_K_XL9.83 GBFits169K256K
IQ2_S9.61 GBFits172K256K
IQ2_XS8.77 GBFits185K256K

Dirk-Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF on other hardware

Popular models that run on Mac with 32 GB

Assumes 67% of the Mac's memory is usable (macOS's default limit for the GPU; it can be raised) and at least 4K tokens of context for one conversation, with the context cache in 16-bit unless noted. Fits leaves at least 20% of that memory for context; Tight leaves less.