// RUN — FITS

Can the Apple M2 Max 96GB run Gemma 7B?

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

Gemma 7B on the Apple M2 Max 96GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 517k 15.9-19.2 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 583k 31.9-38.4 t/s ~0.8-1 (slow)
Q4 yes 611k 56.9-68.6 t/s ~1.4-1.7 (slow)

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

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FAQ

Can the Apple M2 Max 96GB run Gemma 7B?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~56.9-68.6 tok/s and fits up to 611k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~1.4-1.7 tok/s.

How much context fits?▶

At Q4, up to about 611k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.