Hardware spec
M3 Max 36GB
Apple · Apple Silicon · M3
- vram
- 36 GB unified
- bandwidth
- 300 GB/s
- tdp
- 78 W
- released
- 2023-10-30
- msrp
- $2,899
- street
- ~$2,700
★ Sweet spot for this card
Q8_0 · GGUF · 28.9 GB
bench50.6 · conf A
vram28.9 / 36 GB
speed10 tok/s
Best benchmark per GB of VRAM in your tier. Q8_0wastes <3% quality vs FP16, leaves headroom for 32k context.
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48 GB · ~$4,200 · +$1,500 over M3 Max 36GB
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See A6000 Pro →Bigger tier
48 GB · ~$7,000 · +$4,300 over M3 Max 36GB
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See RTX 6000 Ada →Premium tier
80 GB · ~$28,000 · +$25,300 over M3 Max 36GB
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