Apple M3 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR-2. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M3 Max can run deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR-2 with Q4 quantization. At approximately 70 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 126GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 2GB | 128GB | 69.98 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 4GB | 128GB | 47.15 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 8GB | 128GB | 27.15 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |