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Can the Apple M3 Max 128GB run RoBERTa Large?

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

RoBERTa Large on the Apple M3 Max 128GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 1724k 383.1-462 t/s ~9.6-11.5 (slow)
Q8 yes 1730k 766.2-923.9 t/s ~19.2-23.1 (slow)
Q4 yes 1732k 1368.2-1649.9 t/s ~34.2-41.2 (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 RoBERTa Large?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1368.2-1649.9 tok/s and fits up to 1732k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~34.2-41.2 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.