Apple M4 Max~72 tok/s (Q4)

IlyaGusev/saiga_llama3_8b speed on Apple M4 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for IlyaGusev/saiga_llama3_8b running on Apple M4 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

ModelIlyaGusev/saiga_llama3_8b

GPUApple M4 Max

Q4 speed72 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required4GB

Data Source

Calculation and benchmark status

Speed values come from the compatibility dataset (`estimatedTokensPerSec`) and are sorted by quantization.

For full verdict logic and alternate GPUs, see the canonical compatibility page.

Quantization Speed Table

Quantization	VRAM needed	VRAM available	Speed	Verdict
Q4	4GB	128GB	72 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	9GB	128GB	55 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	17GB	128GB	28 tok/s	✅ Fits