Apple M4 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of ibm-granite/granite-3.3-2b-instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Max can run ibm-granite/granite-3.3-2b-instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 92 tokens/second, you can expect Good speed - acceptable for interactive use.
You have 127GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 1GB | 128GB | 91.71 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 2GB | 128GB | 58.73 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 4GB | 128GB | 32.29 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |