MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GBBudget pick
C141 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
462.7 tok/s
TTFT
418 ms
Safe context
83K
Memory
9.2 GB / 48.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 462.7 tok/s | 609 ms | 159K |
| Chat | C | Runs well | 462.7 tok/s | 350 ms | 42K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 462.7 tok/s | 418 ms | 83K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 462.7 tok/s | 761 ms | 159K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 462.7 tok/s | 495 ms | 83K |
How Qwen3.5 4B (4B params) fits at each quantization level on RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GB (48.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 1.6 GB | Low | D30 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 2.0 GB | Low | D30 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 2.2 GB | Medium | D30 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 2.4 GB | Medium | D31 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 2.9 GB | High | D31 |
Q6_K | 6 | 3.3 GB | High | D31 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 4.3 GB | Very High | D31 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 8.2 GB | Maximum | D33 |
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