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Can the Apple M2 Max 96GB run DeBERTaV3large?

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

DeBERTaV3large on the Apple M2 Max 96GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1283k 325.4-392.3 t/s ~8.1-9.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 1289k 650.7-784.7 t/s ~16.3-19.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 1292k 1162-1401.2 t/s ~29-35 (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 M2 Max 96GB run DeBERTaV3large?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1162-1401.2 tok/s and fits up to 1292k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~29-35 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1292k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.