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Can the Apple M3 Max 64GB run Stable Cascade?

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

Stable Cascade on the Apple M3 Max 64GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 350k 26.6-32 t/s ~0.7-0.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 389k 53.1-64.1 t/s ~1.3-1.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 406k 94.9-114.4 t/s ~2.4-2.9 (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 64GB run Stable Cascade?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~94.9-114.4 tok/s and fits up to 406k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~2.4-2.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?▶

At Q4, up to about 406k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.