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Can the Apple M3 Max 36GB run SANA 1.5 4.8B?

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

SANA 1.5 4.8B on the Apple M3 Max 36GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 325k 21.3-25.6 t/s ~0.7-0.9 (slow)
Q8 yes 398k 42.5-51.3 t/s ~1.4-1.7 (slow)
Q4 yes 430k 75.9-91.5 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.

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FAQ

Can the Apple M3 Max 36GB run SANA 1.5 4.8B?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~75.9-91.5 tok/s and fits up to 430k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~2.5-3.1 tok/s.

How much context fits?▶

At Q4, up to about 430k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.