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GPUs for AI Models: Benchmarks & Specs

Can Apple M3 Max run lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B-MLX-4bit?

Runs Q4128GB VRAM availableRequires 4GB+

Apple M3 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B-MLX-4bit. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.

Quantization breakdown

Quantization	VRAM needed	VRAM available	Estimated speed	Verdict
Q4	4GB	128GB	49.38 tok/s	✅ Fits comfortably
Q8	9GB	128GB	34.63 tok/s	✅ Fits comfortably
FP16	17GB	128GB	21.49 tok/s	✅ Fits comfortably

Best current price

Apple M3 Max

$3,999.00 on Amazon

Suitable alternatives

AMD Instinct MI300X

192GB

713.22 tok/s

Price: —

NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB

141GB

654.14 tok/s

Price: —

AMD Instinct MI300X

192GB

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Apple M3 Max specs & pricing Full guide for lmstudio-community/DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B-MLX-4bit