Apple M3 Max~69 tok/s (Q4)

unsloth/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct speed on Apple M3 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for unsloth/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct running on Apple M3 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

Modelunsloth/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct

GPUApple M3 Max

Q4 speed69 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	69 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	3GB	128GB	45 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	6GB	128GB	22 tok/s	✅ Fits