Apple M2 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of TinyLlama/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M2 Max can run TinyLlama/TinyLlama-1.1B-Chat-v1.0 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 67 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 95GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 1GB | 96GB | 66.76 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 1GB | 96GB | 48.01 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 2GB | 96GB | 25.17 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |