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Quantization and Model Footprint — Clarity Today

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Quantization and Model Footprint

How 4-bit and FP4/MXFP4 quantization determine whether a 200B-class model fits in a given unified memory pool.

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Mac Studio M5 Ultra vs DGX Spark: capacity says what fits, bandwidth says what you wait for

The bandwidth gap is 4.4x and the capacity gap is 4x, which is why these two boxes are not really competing. One decides whether a model fits; the other decides whether it is usable.

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