// RUN — FITS

Can the Apple M4 Max 48GB run Granite Vision 3.2 2B?

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

Granite Vision 3.2 2B on the Apple M4 Max 48GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 545k 62.3-75.1 t/s ~1.1-1.4 (slow)
Q8 yes 591k 124.6-150.2 t/s ~2.3-2.8 (slow)
Q4 yes 611k 222.5-268.3 t/s ~4.1-4.9 (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 M4 Max 48GB run Granite Vision 3.2 2B?▶

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~222.5-268.3 tok/s and fits up to 611k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~4.1-4.9 tok/s.

How much context fits?▶

At Q4, up to about 611k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.