// RUN โ€” FITS

Can the Apple M1 Max 64GB run Intern-S2-Preview?

Yes โ€” here's how fast and up to what context, with real measured numbers.

Intern-S2-Preview on the Apple M1 Max 64GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 80k 7.8-9.4 t/s ~0.2-0.2 (slow)
Q4 yes 139k 13.9-16.7 t/s ~0.3-0.4 (slow)

Estimate (memory-bound). Beyond "max context" the KV cache spills to SSD swap and speed drops to the "beyond" figure.

FAQ

Can the Apple M1 Max 64GB run Intern-S2-Preview?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~13.9-16.7 tok/s and fits up to 139k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~0.3-0.4 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 139k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.