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Apple M3 Max36GBvLLM v0.41L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Qwen3-1.7B (Q3_K_L) on Apple M3 Max with vLLM, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

226.47 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

1,116.37 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

0.18 s

TTFT

Time to first token

4.67 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

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Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

Today

Last verified

Performance

  1. vLLM · IQ2_XS Decode 309.15 · Prefill 1109.54 ·
  2. vLLM · Q3_K_L (current)Decode 226.47 · Prefill 1116.37 ·
  3. Ollama · FP16 Decode 96.85 · Prefill 510.37 ·
  4. Ollama · IQ4_XS Decode 188.36 · Prefill 704.89 ·
  5. Strata · Q5_K_S Decode 239.13 · Prefill 849.25 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
226.47 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
1,116.37 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
0.18 s
VRAM (avg)
4.67 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
1.81 GB
Power draw
62 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen3-1.7B
Quantization
Q3_K_L
Framework
vLLM
Version
v0.41
Context length
8192 tokens
Batch size
32
GPU layers
999
Flash Attention
On

Hardware

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

GPU
Apple M3 Max
Nominal VRAM
36 GB
Measured VRAM (avg)
4.67 GB
OS
macOS 15.0
Driver
Apple M3 Max
CUDA
N/A
Power draw
62 W

Sources & evidence

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

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

    v0.41 · macOS 15.0 · CUDA N/A · 8192 ctx

    226.47 tok/s

    Decode

    1,116.37 tok/s

    Prefill

    0.18 s

    TTFT

    4.67 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    62 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-10: vLLM on hw_id=4 running model_id=55 at Q3_K_L