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Apple M4 Max128GBvLLM v0.23L2 Cross-framework verified

This page aggregates 1 real-world runs of gemma-4-12B-it (IQ3_XS) on Apple M4 Max with vLLM, contributed by 1 independent source platforms; metrics are averages of published measurements.

181.71 tok/s

Decode

Decode speed

766.49 tok/s

Prefill

Prefill speed

0.36 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

Today

Last verified

Performance

  1. llama.cpp · IQ2_M Decode 187.13 · Prefill 653.55 ·
  2. llama.cpp · Q4_K_M Decode 140.93 · Prefill 615.86 ·
  3. vLLM · IQ3_XS (current)Decode 181.71 · Prefill 766.49 ·
  4. Strata · Q2_K Decode 270.81 · Prefill 1355.35 ·

Core figures

Decode (avg)
181.71 tok/s
Prefill (avg)
766.49 tok/s
TTFT (avg)
0.36 s
VRAM (avg)
17.72 GB
MTP acceptance rate
—
TTFB
1.45 GB
Power draw
70.3 W

Configuration

Member-level fields are taken from the most recent run

Model
gemma-4-12B-it
Quantization
IQ3_XS
Framework
vLLM
Version
v0.23
Context length
8192 tokens
Batch size
16
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 M4 Max
Nominal VRAM
128 GB
Measured VRAM (avg)
17.72 GB
OS
macOS 15.0
Driver
Apple M4 Max
CUDA
N/A
Power draw
70.3 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

    v0.23 · macOS 15.0 · CUDA N/A · 8192 ctx

    181.71 tok/s

    Decode

    766.49 tok/s

    Prefill

    0.36 s

    TTFT

    17.72 GB

    VRAM

    —

    MTP

    70.3 W

    Power draw

    L2 batch seed 2026-10-10: vLLM on hw_id=26 running model_id=65 at IQ3_XS