Apple M3 Max~66 tok/s (Q4)

bigcode/starcoder2-3b speed on Apple M3 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for bigcode/starcoder2-3b running on Apple M3 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

Modelbigcode/starcoder2-3b

GPUApple M3 Max

Q4 speed66 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required2GB

Data Source

Calculation and benchmark status

Speed values come from the compatibility dataset (`estimatedTokensPerSec`) and are sorted by quantization.

For full verdict logic and alternate GPUs, see the canonical compatibility page.

Quantization Speed Table

Quantization	VRAM needed	VRAM available	Speed	Verdict
Q4	2GB	128GB	66 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	3GB	128GB	46 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	6GB	128GB	26 tok/s	✅ Fits