MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GBBudget pick
C12.3 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Can it run?
Tight fit
Using Q4_K_M in Ollama
Fit status
Tight fit
Decode
30.9 tok/s
TTFT
6267 ms
Safe context
18K
Memory
28.9 GB / 32.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs with offload (needs ~1.1 GB host RAM) | 30.0 tok/s | 9381 ms | 30K |
| Chat | C | Tight fit | 30.9 tok/s | 3418 ms | 10K |
| Coding | C | Tight fit | 30.9 tok/s | 6267 ms | 18K |
| RAG | C | Runs with offload (needs ~1.1 GB host RAM) | 30.0 tok/s | 11727 ms | 30K |
| Reasoning | C | Tight fit | 30.9 tok/s | 7407 ms | 18K |
How Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on NVIDIA V100 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 12.5 GB | Low | D38 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 15.7 GB | Low | D40 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 17.9 GB | Medium | C41 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 19.5 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU | 5 | 23.0 GB | High | C44 |
Q6_K | 6 | 26.2 GB | High | C44 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 34.2 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 65.6 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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