Hardware spec
M1 16GB
Apple · Apple Silicon · M1
- vram
- 16 GB unified
- bandwidth
- 68 GB/s
- tdp
- 15 W
- released
- 2020-11-17
- msrp
- $1,499
- street
- ~$1,100
★ Sweet spot for this card
Q4_K_M · GGUF · 14.7 GB
bench50.6 · conf A
vram14.7 / 16 GB
speed5 tok/s
Best benchmark per GB of VRAM in your tier. Q4_K_Mwastes <3% quality vs FP16, leaves headroom for 32k context.
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32 GB · ~$2,399 · +$1,299 over M1 16GB
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24 GB · ~$1,899 · +$799 over M1 16GB
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See RTX 4090 →Premium tier
24 GB · ~$950 · +$-150 over M1 16GB
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