Hardware spec
M3 Max 48GB
Apple · Apple Silicon · M3
- vram
- 48 GB unified
- bandwidth
- 400 GB/s
- tdp
- 78 W
- released
- 2023-10-30
- msrp
- $3,199
- street
- ~$3,000
★ Sweet spot for this card
Q8_0 · GGUF · 28.9 GB
bench50.6 · conf A
vram28.9 / 48 GB
speed14 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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80 GB · ~$28,000 · +$25,000 over M3 Max 48GB
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80 GB · ~$40,000 · +$37,000 over M3 Max 48GB
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See H100 SXM5 →Premium tier
141 GB · ~$45,000 · +$42,000 over M3 Max 48GB
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