Apple M3 Max~54 tok/s (Q4)

microsoft/phi-2 speed on Apple M3 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for microsoft/phi-2 running on Apple M3 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

Modelmicrosoft/phi-2

GPUApple M3 Max

Q4 speed54 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	128GB	54 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	7GB	128GB	37 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	15GB	128GB	20 tok/s	✅ Fits