Qwen Qwen2.5 72B Instruct speed on Apple M4 Max and quantization-level VRAM fit.
Apple M4 Max meets the minimum VRAM requirement for Q4 inference of Qwen Qwen2.5 72B Instruct. Review the quantization breakdown below to see how higher precision settings impact VRAM and throughput.
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Qwen qwen2.5 72b instruct speed on apple m4 max
Qwen Qwen2.5 72B Instruct runs on Apple M4 Max at about 15 tok/s at Q4 in our current compatibility dataset.
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Apple M4 Max can run Qwen Qwen2.5 72B Instruct with Q4 quantization. At approximately 15 tokens/second, you can expect Basic speed - best for non-interactive tasks.
You have 92GB headroom, which is sufficient for system overhead and smooth operation.
| Quantization | VRAM needed | VRAM available | Estimated speed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 | 36GB | 128GB | 14.65 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| Q8 | 72GB | 128GB | 10.25 tok/s | ✅ Fits comfortably |
| FP16 | 144GB | 128GB | 5.57 tok/s | ❌ Not recommended |
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Apple M4 Max can run Qwen Qwen2.5 72B Instruct at Q4 with an estimated 15 tok/s.
Q4 inference is estimated to need about 36GB VRAM on this page, while Apple M4 Max has 128GB available.
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