Radeon Pro W7900 48GBBudget pick
864 GB/s (+464)
C
Raises estimated decode speed by about 112%.26.1 tok/s decode
Raises estimated decode speed by about 112%.
~$3,999 MSRP
baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B needs ~31.1 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB has 46.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~12 tok/s.
Operating mode
Interactive favors responsiveness, while light API and scale-out lean harder on serving readiness. The fit stays the same, but the recommendation lens changes.
Current mode
Balanced
Balanced for general local use. Keeps the ranking neutral across personal and serving workflows.
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Fit status
Runs well
Decode
12.3 tok/s
TTFT
15746 ms
Safe context
80K
Memory
31.1 GB / 46.1 GB
This setup is broadly balanced for this model.
Shared-memory contention still exists
The OS, browser, and inference runtime all compete for the same physical memory pool, so real-world headroom is less forgiving than raw capacity suggests.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Runs well | 12.3 tok/s | 8589 ms | 80K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 12.3 tok/s | 15746 ms | 80K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 12.3 tok/s | 22903 ms | 80K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 12.3 tok/s | 18609 ms | 80K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 12.3 tok/s | 28629 ms | 80K |
How baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB (46.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 12.5 GB | Low | C44 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 15.7 GB | Low | C45 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 17.9 GB | Medium | C46 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 19.5 GB | Medium | C46 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 23.0 GB | High | C47 |
Q6_K | 6 | 26.2 GB | High | C48 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 34.2 GB | Very High | C47 |
F16 | 16 | 65.6 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-bartowski--baichuan-inc-baichuan-m2-32b-gguf && lms server startUpgrade options
Raises estimated decode speed by about 112%.
~$3,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 112%.
~$3,999 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB can run baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 12.3 tok/s.
baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B (32B parameters) requires approximately 31.1 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB, baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B achieves approximately 12.3 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 15746ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB receives a C grade with 12.3 tok/s and 80K context.
On MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB, baichuan inc Baichuan M2 32B can safely use up to 80K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Not always. MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB can often fit larger models thanks to unified memory, but a discrete GPU with dedicated high-bandwidth VRAM may still decode faster once the model fits. For this combination, the important distinction is capacity versus sustained throughput.
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