// RUN — FITS

Can the Apple M3 Max 128GB run AraBERT LArge v2?

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

AraBERT LArge v2 on the Apple M3 Max 128GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1724k 366.6-442 t/s ~9.2-11.1 (slow)
Q8 yes 1729k 733.2-884.1 t/s ~18.3-22.1 (slow)
Q4 yes 1732k 1309.2-1578.7 t/s ~32.7-39.5 (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 M3 Max 128GB run AraBERT LArge v2?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1309.2-1578.7 tok/s and fits up to 1732k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~32.7-39.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?▶

At Q4, up to about 1732k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.