// RUN — FITS

Can the Apple M3 Max 128GB run BGE-M3 Embedding?

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

BGE-M3 Embedding on the Apple M3 Max 128GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1725k 406-489.6 t/s ~10.1-12.2 (slow)
Q8 yes 1730k 811.9-979.1 t/s ~20.3-24.5 (slow)
Q4 yes 1732k 1449.9-1748.4 t/s ~36.2-43.7 (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 M3 Max 128GB run BGE-M3 Embedding?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1449.9-1748.4 tok/s and fits up to 1732k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~36.2-43.7 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.