Apple M3 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Instruct-0724. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M3 Max can run deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Instruct-0724 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 8 tokens/second, you can expect Low speed - consider quantization or stronger GPU.
You have 13GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 115GB | 128GB | 8.03 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 231GB | 128GB | 5.99 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
| FP16 | 461GB | 128GB | 2.98 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |