Apple M2 Max~50 tok/s (Q4)

openai-community/gpt2-medium speed on Apple M2 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for openai-community/gpt2-medium running on Apple M2 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

Modelopenai-community/gpt2-medium

GPUApple M2 Max

Q4 speed50 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	96GB	50 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	7GB	96GB	41 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	15GB	96GB	21 tok/s	✅ Fits