Question 1

Can MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB run Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored?

Accepted Answer

Yes, MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GB can run Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 12.1 tok/s.

Question 2

How much VRAM does Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored need?

Accepted Answer

Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored (48B parameters) requires approximately 48.3 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.

Question 3

What is the best quantization for Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored?

Accepted Answer

The recommended quantization for Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.

Workload	Grade	Fit	Decode	TTFT	Context
Agentic Coding	C	Runs well	11.7 tok/s	23970 ms	40K
Chat	C	Runs well	11.7 tok/s	8989 ms	12K
Coding	C	Runs well	12.1 tok/s	15972 ms	23K
RAG	C	Runs well	11.7 tok/s	29963 ms	40K
Reasoning	C	Runs well	11.7 tok/s	19476 ms	23K

Quant	Bits	VRAM	Quality	Fit
Q2_K	2	18.7 GB	Low	D35
Q3_K_S	3	23.5 GB	Low	D36
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