Moonshotai Kimi Linear 48B A3b Instruct speed on Apple M4 Max and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Apple M4 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Moonshotai Kimi Linear 48B A3b Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
Apple M4 Max can run Moonshotai Kimi Linear 48B A3b Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 26 tokens/second, you can expect Moderate speed - useful for batch processing.
You have 104GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 24GB | 128GB | 25.63 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 48GB | 128GB | 17.94 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 96GB | 128GB | 9.74 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
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Apple M4 Max can run Moonshotai Kimi Linear 48B A3b Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 26 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 24GB VRAM on this page, while Apple M4 Max has 128GB available.
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