MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GBBest value
D3.4 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Can it run?
Too heavy
Using Q4_K_M in vLLM
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
5.1 tok/s
TTFT
38109 ms
Safe context
11K
Memory
97.8 GB / 69.1 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 5.1 tok/s | 55431 ms | 19K |
| Chat | F | Too heavy | 5.1 tok/s | 20787 ms | 6K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 5.1 tok/s | 38109 ms | 11K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 5.1 tok/s | 69289 ms | 19K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 5.1 tok/s | 45038 ms | 11K |
How Command A 111B (111B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB (69.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_KBest for your GPU | 2 | 43.3 GB | Low | C43 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 54.4 GB | Low | C44 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 62.2 GB | Medium | C44 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 67.7 GB | Medium | C44 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 79.9 GB | High | F0 |
Q6_K | 6 | 91.0 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 118.8 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 227.6 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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