Apple M3 Max~29 tok/s (Q4)

google/gemma-2-27b-it speed on Apple M3 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for google/gemma-2-27b-it running on Apple M3 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

Modelgoogle/gemma-2-27b-it

GPUApple M3 Max

Q4 speed29 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required14GB

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	14GB	128GB	29 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	28GB	128GB	22 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	56GB	128GB	12 tok/s	✅ Fits