MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GBBudget pick
C12.2 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Can it run?
Tight fit
Using Q5_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Tight fit
Decode
2.8 tok/s
TTFT
70081 ms
Safe context
8K
Memory
43.2 GB / 46.1 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | D | Runs with offload | 2.7 tok/s | 104041 ms | 8K |
| Chat | C | Tight fit | 2.8 tok/s | 38226 ms | 8K |
| Coding | C | Tight fit | 2.8 tok/s | 70081 ms | 8K |
| RAG | D | Runs with offload | 2.7 tok/s | 130052 ms | 8K |
| Reasoning | C | Tight fit | 2.8 tok/s | 82824 ms | 8K |
How Falcon 40B Instruct (40B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac mini M4 64GB (46.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 15.6 GB | Low | D36 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 19.6 GB | Low | D38 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
ollama run falcon-40b-instructhuggingface-cli download falcon-40b-instructUpgrade options
~$2,499 MSRP
~$2,499 MSRP
NVIDIA H100 80GBBiggest leap22.4 GB |
| Medium |
| D39 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 24.4 GB | Medium | C40 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 28.8 GB | High | C42 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 32.8 GB | High | C44 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 42.8 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16 | 16 | 82.0 GB | Maximum | F0 |
~$40,000 MSRP