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Can I run Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-GGUF on a Mac with 16 GB?

Yes, just

Its Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_XXS file (10.1 GB) fits in the 10.7 GB a Mac with 16 GB can use, with room for ≈ 6K tokens of context.

Full analysis of Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-GGUF Everything that runs on Mac with 16 GB Get the Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_XXS file on Hugging Face
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Files and context on Mac with 16 GB

Each file of Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-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 16 GB Context (16-bit)Context (8-bit)
IQ3_S12.1 GBDoesn't fit——
Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_S11.8 GBDoesn't fit——
IQ3_XXS10.4 GBDoesn't fit1K2K
Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ3_XXS10.1 GBTight6K12K
IQ2_S9.61 GBTight13K27K
Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ2_S9.26 GBTight19K37K
IQ2_XS8.77 GBTight26K52K
Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-IQ2_XS8.42 GBFits31K62K

Swift-1.5-Qwen3.8-27B-GSQ-RCO-GGUF on other hardware

Popular models that run on Mac with 16 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.