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Can the Apple M2 Max 96GB run SANA 1.5 4.8B?

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

SANA 1.5 4.8B on the Apple M2 Max 96GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1149k 28.3-34.2 t/s ~0.7-0.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 1222k 56.7-68.3 t/s ~1.4-1.7 (slow)
Q4 yes 1254k 101.2-122 t/s ~2.5-3.1 (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 SANA 1.5 4.8B?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~101.2-122 tok/s and fits up to 1254k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~2.5-3.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 1254k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.