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Apple M2 Prollama.cpp v0.41L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Qwen3-8B (Q5_K_M) on Apple M2 Pro with llama.cpp, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

62.75 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

286.25 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

1.34 s

TTFT

Time to first token

17.72 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 · Q5_K_M (current)Decode 62.75 · Prefill 286.25 ·
  2. Strata · IQ2_M Decode 136.65 · Prefill 632.89 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
62.75 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
286.25 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
1.34 s
VRAM (avg)
17.72 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
0.5 GB
Power draw
52.8 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen3-8B
Quantization
Q5_K_M
Framework
llama.cpp
Version
v0.41
Context length
2048 tokens
Batch size
512
GPU layers
28
Flash Attention
On

Hardware

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

GPU
Apple M2 Pro
Measured VRAM (avg)
17.72 GB
OS
macOS 15.0
Driver
Apple M2 Pro
CUDA
N/A
Power draw
52.8 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

    v0.41 · macOS 15.0 · CUDA N/A · 2048 ctx

    62.75 tok/s

    Decode

    286.25 tok/s

    Prefill

    1.34 s

    TTFT

    17.72 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    52.8 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-16: llama.cpp on hw_id=102 running model_id=53 at Q5_K_M