Apple M4 Pro~38 tok/s (Q4)

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 speed on Apple M4 Pro

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 running on Apple M4 Pro.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

Modeldeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3

GPUApple M4 Pro

Q4 speed38 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required4GB

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	4GB	64GB	38 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	7GB	64GB	24 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	15GB	64GB	14 tok/s	✅ Fits