Apple M3 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of google/gemma-2-27b-it. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M3 Max can run google/gemma-2-27b-it with Q4 quantization. At approximately 29 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 114GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 14GB | 128GB | 28.61 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 28GB | 128GB | 21.82 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 56GB | 128GB | 12.07 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |