MacBook Pro M5 Pro 48GB Integrated memory 48GB · Usable space for model approximately 41GB
The M5 Pro is a balanced configuration that is good for operating 27B~35B models and long contexts on a single laptop.
Speed and memory for the same model
Hardware core specifications
- Available memory
- 41GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 307GB/s
- Estimated sustained LLM load
- About 85W
- Korean price range (KRW)
- 482 × KRW 10,000–557 × KRW 10,000
Who it fits
- Utilizes 41GB of available memory
- Quiet finished product composition
- K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B-level local inference
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Unified memory is advantageous for loading large models, but CUDA-specific tools and multi-GPU workflows should be explored separately.
Recommended format for each device 4K input
The model you will experience with this equipment
K2 Horizon 0.9B
Required 1.03GB · spare time
MLX 4-bit
Decode
417.1 ~ 463.4 tok/s
First token
0.62 to 1.3 seconds
K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B
recommendedRequired 21.94GB · spare time
MLX 4-bit
Decode
93.7 ~ 104.1 tok/s
First token
3.7 to 8.2 seconds
Actual speed varies with runtime version, cooling, context length and quantization file.
On sales pages, look at memory before chips.
The model and speed assumptions above change if the product is not the 48GB configuration.
Frequently asked questions
- What LLM can be run on the MBP M5 Pro 48GB?
- K2 Horizon 0.9B, K2 Horizon MoVA 36B-A4B and others with a 4K input and the recommended format. Required memory varies by model and context length.
- What is the local LLM computing power of the MBP M5 Pro 48GB?
- Sustained load is about 85 W, with an actual range of 55–115 W.
- Are the displayed token speeds ground truth?
- This is a range aligned to collected benchmark measurements under the same conditions. Combinations without a matching measurement are estimated from the nearest result and vary with runtime, cooling, quantization file and context length.
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