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Apple M5 Max128GBStrata v0.47L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Qwen3-8B (Q4_K_M) on Apple M5 Max with Strata, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

252.52 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

1,255.16 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

0.17 s

TTFT

Time to first token

15.88 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

1

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

Other

Source platforms

5 days ago

Last verified

Performance

  1. llama.cpp · IQ3_XS Decode 233.71 · Prefill 783.62 ·
  2. Ollama · IQ3_XS Decode 212.17 · Prefill 767.04 ·
  3. Ollama · Q4_K_S Decode 185.61 · Prefill 631.22 ·
  4. llama.cpp · Q6_K Decode 137.3 · Prefill 696.86 ·
  5. Strata · Q4_K_M (current)Decode 252.52 · Prefill 1255.16 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
252.52 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
1,255.16 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
0.17 s
VRAM (avg)
15.88 GB
MTP acceptance rate
0.59
TTFB
2.02 GB
Power draw
128.2 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen3-8B
Quantization
Q4_K_M
Framework
Strata
Version
v0.47
Context length
32768 tokens
Batch size
256
GPU layers
15
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)
15.88 GB
OS
macOS 15.0
Driver
Apple M5 Max
CUDA
N/A
Power draw
128.2 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

    v0.47 · macOS 15.0 · CUDA N/A · 32768 ctx

    252.52 tok/s

    Decode

    1,255.16 tok/s

    Prefill

    0.17 s

    TTFT

    15.88 GB

    VRAM

    0.59

    MTP

    128.2 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-13: Strata on hw_id=28 running model_id=53 at Q4_K_M