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Apple M5 Max128GBllama.cpp v0.23L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct (IQ2_M) on Apple M5 Max with llama.cpp, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

298.63 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

1,141.07 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

2.24 s

TTFT

Time to first token

2.65 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

1

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

5 days ago

Last verified

Performance

  1. vLLM · IQ2_XS Decode 291.82 · Prefill 1370.02 ·
  2. Strata · IQ1_S Decode 343.91 · Prefill 1513.7 ·
  3. Strata · Q5_K_S Decode 305.21 · Prefill 1469.7 ·
  4. llama.cpp · IQ2_M (current)Decode 298.63 · Prefill 1141.07 ·
  5. llama.cpp · Q8_0 Decode 366.43 · Prefill 1208.56 ·
  6. vLLM · Q2_K Decode 318.68 · Prefill 1287.78 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
298.63 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
1,141.07 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
2.24 s
VRAM (avg)
2.65 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
2.39 GB
Power draw
73.7 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct
Quantization
IQ2_M
Framework
llama.cpp
Version
v0.23
Context length
16384 tokens
Batch size
512
GPU layers
20
Flash Attention
On

Hardware

Nominal and measured figures are shown side by side; whether it runs is the reader's call

GPU
Apple M5 Max
Nominal VRAM
128 GB
Measured VRAM (avg)
2.65 GB
OS
macOS 15.0
Driver
Apple M5 Max
CUDA
N/A
Power draw
73.7 W

Sources & evidence

1 measured records in total, each traceable to its original source

  1. L2 Cross-framework verifiedOtherOriginal link Verified on 2026-10-13

    v0.23 · macOS 15.0 · CUDA N/A · 16384 ctx

    298.63 tok/s

    Decode

    1,141.07 tok/s

    Prefill

    2.24 s

    TTFT

    2.65 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    73.7 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-13: llama.cpp on hw_id=28 running model_id=59 at IQ2_M