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Apple M5 Max128GBOllama v0.23L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Qwen3-4B (IQ3_XS) on Apple M5 Max with Ollama, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

249.13 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

1,132.99 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

2.37 s

TTFT

Time to first token

7.31 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

1

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

2 days ago

Last verified

Performance

  1. llama.cpp · Q3_K_L Decode 253.55 · Prefill 980.61 ·
  2. Ollama · IQ2_XS Decode 308.45 · Prefill 1307.27 ·
  3. Ollama · IQ3_XS (current)Decode 249.13 · Prefill 1132.99 ·
  4. Ollama · Q5_K_M Decode 194.79 · Prefill 989.8 ·
  5. Strata · IQ4_XS Decode 357.04 · Prefill 1403.97 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
249.13 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
1,132.99 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
2.37 s
VRAM (avg)
7.31 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
1.99 GB
Power draw
220.7 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen3-4B
Quantization
IQ3_XS
Framework
Ollama
Version
v0.23
Context length
32768 tokens
Batch size
256
GPU layers
28
Flash Attention
Off

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)
7.31 GB
OS
Windows 11 23H2
Driver
560.94
CUDA
12.4
Power draw
220.7 W

Sources & evidence

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

  1. L2 Cross-framework verifiedOtherOriginal link Verified on 2026-10-16

    v0.23 · Windows 11 23H2 · CUDA 12.4 · 32768 ctx

    249.13 tok/s

    Decode

    1,132.99 tok/s

    Prefill

    2.37 s

    TTFT

    7.31 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    220.7 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-16: Ollama on hw_id=28 running model_id=54 at IQ3_XS