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Can the Apple M4 Max 64GB run DeBERTaV3large?

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

DeBERTaV3large on the Apple M4 Max 64GB

QuantFits?Max contextSpeedBeyond context
FP16 yes 843k 444.1-535.6 t/s ~8.1-9.8 (slow)
Q8 yes 850k 888.2-1071.1 t/s ~16.3-19.6 (slow)
Q4 yes 852k 1586.1-1912.7 t/s ~29-35 (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 M4 Max 64GB run DeBERTaV3large?โ–ถ

Yes. At Q4 it generates ~1586.1-1912.7 tok/s and fits up to 852k context; beyond that it spills to SSD swap and slows to ~29-35 tok/s.

How much context fits?โ–ถ

At Q4, up to about 852k tokens stay in fast memory; longer context spills to SSD swap and throughput collapses.