Apple M2 Max~40 tok/s (Q4)

google/gemma-2-9b-it speed on Apple M2 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for google/gemma-2-9b-it running on Apple M2 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

Modelgoogle/gemma-2-9b-it

GPUApple M2 Max

Q4 speed40 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required5GB

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	5GB	96GB	40 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	10GB	96GB	29 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	20GB	96GB	14 tok/s	✅ Fits