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Can the Apple M3 Max 48GB run DataGemma?

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

DataGemma on the Apple M3 Max 48GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 no โ€” โ€” โ€”
Q8 yes 55k 10-12.1 t/s ~0.3-0.3 (slow)
Q4 yes 101k 17.9-21.5 t/s ~0.4-0.5 (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 M3 Max 48GB run DataGemma?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~17.9-21.5 tok/s and fits up to 101k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~0.4-0.5 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 101k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.