Apple M2 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of swiss-ai/Apertus-8B-Instruct-2509. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Max can run swiss-ai/Apertus-8B-Instruct-2509 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 53 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 92GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 4GB | 96GB | 53.40 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 9GB | 96GB | 36.80 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 17GB | 96GB | 22.07 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |