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Apple M3 Max36GBllama.cpp v0.26L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of Qwen3.8-27B (IQ3_XS) on Apple M3 Max with llama.cpp, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

96.32 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

353.29 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

0.51 s

TTFT

Time to first token

34.2 GB

VRAM

VRAM usage

L2 Cross-framework verified

1

Measured runs

1

Independent sources

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Source platforms

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Last verified

Performance

  1. llama.cpp · IQ3_XS (current)Decode 96.32 · Prefill 353.29 ·
  2. llama.cpp · IQ2_XS Decode 25.7 · Prefill 192.8 ·
  3. llama.cpp · Q5_K_M Decode 11.7 · Prefill 87.8 ·
  4. llama.cpp · Q4_K_M Decode 14.3 · Prefill 107.3 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
96.32 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
353.29 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
0.51 s
VRAM (avg)
34.2 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
0.77 GB
Power draw
88.7 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
Qwen3.8-27B
Quantization
IQ3_XS
Framework
llama.cpp
Version
v0.26
Context length
16384 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 M3 Max
Nominal VRAM
36 GB
Measured VRAM (avg)
34.2 GB
OS
macOS 15.0
Driver
Apple M3 Max
CUDA
N/A
Power draw
88.7 W

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Original model resources

Base model resources may not match this quantization. Use the verified deployment weights above when available.

Sources & evidence

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

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

    v0.26 · macOS 15.0 · CUDA N/A · 16384 ctx

    96.32 tok/s

    Decode

    353.29 tok/s

    Prefill

    0.51 s

    TTFT

    34.2 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    88.7 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-10: llama.cpp on hw_id=4 running model_id=5 at IQ3_XS