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Can MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB run Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B?

48 GB unified · 273 GB/s memory bandwidth · Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B has 74B parameters (9B active per token).

Short answer

No. It doesn't fit in memory.

Needs ≈40 GB but only ≈39 GB is available after the OS, other apps and Open WebUI.

Why it doesn’t fit

Even its smallest practical version (4-bit) needs about 40 GB for the model, its context memory and the runtime. After macOS (≈4.8 GB), a browser with a few tabs (≈3.0 GB) and Open WebUI (≈1.0 GB), MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB has about 39 GB left, so it’s 1.0 GB short.

Ways to make it work

  • Close everything else

    With no other apps open, Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B runs at 4-bit: Borderline at 25–35 tok/s. Expect the system to feel tight while it’s loaded.

  • Pick a smaller model from the same family

    No smaller Nemotron 3.5 model in our catalog runs well here. See the other models below.

  • Get more memory

    You’d want at least 49 GB of memory in total. The machines below are the cheapest that run it comfortably.

  • Check your exact setup

    These pages assume typical settings. A shorter context or a lighter chat app can change the answer.

    Check MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB

The same applies to every workload we rate (chat, coding questions, coding in a repository, agentic coding and long documents): they all need at least as much memory as chat.

Other models for MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB

The best-rated models for chat on this machine.

Everything MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48 GB can run

Cheapest machines for Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B

Hardware rated comfortable or better for chat, lowest price first.

Same chip, other memory: 24 GB

Different tool, context size or workload?

These pages use typical settings. The full check models your exact setup.

Check my exact setup