MacBook Pro M4 Max 96GBBudget pick
C23 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Can it run?
Tight fit
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Tight fit
Decode
5.2 tok/s
TTFT
37094 ms
Safe context
19K
Memory
38.8 GB / 46.1 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Tight fit | 5.8 tok/s | 48710 ms | 33K |
| Chat | C | Tight fit | 5.8 tok/s | 18266 ms | 10K |
| Coding | C | Tight fit | 5.2 tok/s | 37094 ms | 19K |
| RAG | C | Tight fit | 5.8 tok/s | 60887 ms | 33K |
| Reasoning | C | Tight fit | 5.8 tok/s | 39577 ms | 19K |
How Mixtral 8x7B (47B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac mini M4 64GB (46.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 18.3 GB | Low | D38 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 23.0 GB | Low | D40 |
NVFP4 | 4 |
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RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell 48GBBiggest leap26.3 GB |
| Medium |
| C41 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 28.7 GB | Medium | C43 |
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU | 5 | 33.8 GB | High | C44 |
Q6_K | 6 | 38.5 GB | High | C44 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 50.3 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 96.4 GB | Maximum | F0 |