Black Forest Labs Flux 1 Dev speed on Apple M3 Pro and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Apple M3 Pro meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Black Forest Labs Flux 1 Dev. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M3 Pro can run Black Forest Labs Flux 1 Dev with Q4 quantization. At approximately 15 tokens/second, you can expect Basic speed - best for non-interactive tasks.
You have 30GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 6GB | 36GB | 15.10 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 12GB | 36GB | 10.57 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 24GB | 36GB | 5.74 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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Apple M3 Pro can run Black Forest Labs Flux 1 Dev at Q4 with an estimated 15 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 6GB VRAM on this page, while Apple M3 Pro has 36GB available.
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