Apple M4 Max~26 tok/s (Q4)

RedHatAI/Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct-quantized.w4a16 speed on Apple M4 Max

Quantization-specific throughput and VRAM requirements for RedHatAI/Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct-quantized.w4a16 running on Apple M4 Max.

Speed Snapshot

Topline estimate from compatibility data

ModelRedHatAI/Meta-Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct-quantized.w4a16

GPUApple M4 Max

Q4 speed26 tok/s

Q4 VRAM required34GB

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	34GB	128GB	26 tok/s	✅ Fits
Q8	68GB	128GB	17 tok/s	✅ Fits
FP16	137GB	128GB	10 tok/s	❌ Not recommended