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GPUs for AI Models: Benchmarks & Specs

Can Apple M3 Max run mistralai/Mixtral-8x22B-Instruct-v0.1?

Runs Q4128GB VRAM availableRequires 69GB+

Apple M3 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of mistralai/Mixtral-8x22B-Instruct-v0.1. 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	69GB	128GB	14.96 tok/s	✅ Fits comfortably
Q8	138GB	128GB	9.23 tok/s	❌ Not recommended
FP16	275GB	128GB	4.79 tok/s	❌ Not recommended

Best current price

Apple M3 Max

$3,999.00 on Amazon

Suitable alternatives

AMD Instinct MI300X

192GB

211.32 tok/s

Price: —

NVIDIA H200 SXM 141GB

141GB

166.80 tok/s

Price: —

AMD Instinct MI300X

192GB

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Apple M3 Max specs & pricing Full guide for mistralai/Mixtral-8x22B-Instruct-v0.1