MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GBBudget pick
B49.5 tok/s decode
~$2,499 MSRP
Can it run?
Runs well
Using Q4_K_M in vLLM
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
48.9 tok/s
TTFT
3962 ms
Safe context
21K
Memory
24.7 GB / 32.0 GB
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic Coding | B | Runs well | 48.9 tok/s | 5762 ms | 41K |
| Chat | B | Runs well | 48.9 tok/s | 2161 ms | 10K |
| Coding | B | Runs well | 48.9 tok/s | 3962 ms | 21K |
| RAG | B | Runs well | 48.9 tok/s | 7203 ms | 41K |
| Reasoning | B | Runs well | 48.9 tok/s | 4682 ms | 21K |
How Qwen3-VL 30B A3B Instruct (30B params) fits at each quantization level on Radeon Pro W7800 32GB (32.0 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 11.7 GB | Low | D37 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 14.7 GB | Low | D39 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 16.8 GB | Medium | C41 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 18.3 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 21.6 GB | High | C44 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 24.6 GB | High | C45 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 32.1 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 61.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |
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~$2,499 MSRP
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