Apple M4 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Max can run meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 24 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 94GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 34GB | 128GB | 24.13 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 68GB | 128GB | 18.05 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 137GB | 128GB | 10.38 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |