MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GB
Apple · M4 Max · 48GB Unified Memory · Can run 24 models
| Manufacturer | Apple |
| Unified Memory | 48 GB |
| Chip | M4 Max |
| CPU Cores | 16 |
| GPU Cores | 40 |
| Neural Engine Cores | 16 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 546 GB/s |
| MSRP | $3,499 |
| Released | Nov 8, 2024 |
AI Notes
The MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GB delivers desktop-class AI performance in a laptop. With 48GB of unified memory and 546 GB/s bandwidth, it runs 30B models at full precision with very fast token generation. The massive memory bandwidth is the key differentiator, delivering nearly 2x the inference speed of M4 Pro configurations.
Compatible Models
| Model | Parameters | Best Quant | VRAM Used | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.2 1B | 1B | Q8_0 | 3 GB | Runs |
| Gemma 2 2B | 2B | Q8_0 | 4 GB | Runs |
| Llama 3.2 3B | 3B | Q8_0 | 5 GB | Runs |
| Phi-3 Mini 3.8B | 3.8B | Q8_0 | 5.8 GB | Runs |
| DeepSeek R1 7B | 7B | Q8_0 | 9 GB | Runs |
| Mistral 7B | 7B | Q8_0 | 9 GB | Runs |
| Qwen 2.5 7B | 7B | Q8_0 | 9 GB | Runs |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 7B | 7B | Q8_0 | 9 GB | Runs |
| Llama 3.1 8B | 8B | Q8_0 | 10 GB | Runs |
| Gemma 2 9B | 9B | Q8_0 | 11 GB | Runs |
| DeepSeek R1 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 9.9 GB | Runs |
| Phi-4 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 9.9 GB | Runs |
| Qwen 2.5 14B | 14B | Q4_K_M | 9.9 GB | Runs |
| StarCoder2 15B | 15B | Q8_0 | 17 GB | Runs |
| Codestral 22B | 22B | Q4_K_M | 14.7 GB | Runs |
| Gemma 2 27B | 27B | Q4_K_M | 17.7 GB | Runs |
| DeepSeek R1 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 20.7 GB | Runs |
| Qwen 2.5 32B | 32B | Q4_K_M | 20.7 GB | Runs |
| Command R 35B | 35B | Q4_K_M | 22.5 GB | Runs |
| Mixtral 8x7B | 47B | Q4_K_M | 29.7 GB | Runs |
| DeepSeek R1 70B | 70B | Q4_K_M | 43.5 GB | Runs (tight) |
| Llama 3.1 70B | 70B | Q4_K_M | 43.5 GB | Runs (tight) |
| Llama 3.3 70B | 70B | Q4_K_M | 43.5 GB | Runs (tight) |
| Qwen 2.5 72B | 72B | Q4_K_M | 44.7 GB | Runs (tight) |
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model(s) are too large for this hardware.