M3 Max (GPU count not published, 64 GB) — benchmark record
M3 Max (GPU count not published, 64 GB) local LLM benchmarks on Apple Silicon Mac with 4 published rows across 1 models. Peak published speed is 8.2 tok/s on Llama 3.3 70B. Published runtimes include llama.cpp. Evidence state and next-step ranking links included.
What this page answers best
Best published speed here is 8.2 tok/s on Llama 3.3 70B at Q4_K - Medium. Longest published context on this page is 32k. This page is evidence, not the full buying answer.
Evidence state: 4 linked reference rows and no Silicon Score Lab rows yet.
Published runtimes here: llama.cpp.
Current published coverage
Published model coverage includes Llama 3.3 70B. Published runtime coverage on this chip includes llama.cpp. Fastest published row is 8.2 tok/s on Llama 3.3 70B at Q4_K - Medium. Longest published context is 32k.
Raw benchmark rows for M3 Max (GPU count not published, 64 GB)
Rows sorted by avg tok/s descending. Click source badge to see original measurement page.
| Model | Quant | Avg tok/s | Runtime | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.3 70B | Q4_K - Medium | 8.2 tok/s | llama.cpp | ref |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Q4_K - Medium | 7.5 tok/s | llama.cpp | ref |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Q4_K - Medium | 7.0 tok/s | llama.cpp | ref |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Q4_K - Medium | 6.1 tok/s | llama.cpp | ref |
Models tested on this chip
Next step
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Data
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