EXAONE 4.0 32B needs ~34.5 GB VRAM. Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB has 69.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~29 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
28.5 tok/s
TTFT
6786 ms
Safe context
164K
Memory
34.5 GB / 69.1 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 | 28.5 tok/s | 3701 ms | 164K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 28.5 tok/s | 6786 ms | 164K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 28.5 tok/s | 9870 ms | 164K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 28.5 tok/s | 8019 ms | 164K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 28.5 tok/s | 12338 ms | 164K |
Inference speed
Estimated decode speed (tokens/sec) for EXAONE 4.0 32B at Q4_K_M across popular GPUs and Apple Silicon, using the fastest local runtime per device. Fastest is RTX 5090 32GB at ~62 tok/s. Speed is memory-bandwidth bound, so cards that fit the whole model in VRAM run far faster than ones that offload to system RAM.
| GPU / Mac | Memory | Quant | Speed (tok/s) | Fits? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 RTX 5090 32GB | 32 GB | Q4_K_M | 61.5 | Tight |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 30.8 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M4 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 30.8 | Fits |
Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB | 256 GB | Q4_K_M | 28.5 | Fits |
Mac Studio M2 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 23.8 | Fits |
| RTX 4090 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 23.2 | Heavy offload |
Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB | 128 GB | Q4_K_M | 22.5 | Fits |
RX 7900 XTX 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 21.4 | Heavy offload |
| RTX 3090 24GB | 24 GB | Q4_K_M | 19.8 | Heavy offload |
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 48GB | 48 GB | Q4_K_M | 19.4 | Tight |
MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 12.3 | Fits |
MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB | 64 GB | Q4_K_M | 11.3 | Fits |
| RTX 4080 Super 16GB | 16 GB | Q4_K_M | 8.4 | Too big |
| RTX 4070 12GB | 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 2.9 | Too big |
| RTX 3060 12GB | 12 GB | Q4_K_M | 2.0 | Too big |
| RTX 4060 8GB | 8 GB | Q4_K_M | 2.0 | Too big |
Estimates for single-stream decoding at Q4_K_M; real tokens/sec varies with prompt length, context, batch size, and runtime build. Prompt processing (prefill) is faster than the decode figures shown here.
How EXAONE 4.0 32B (32B params) fits at each quantization level on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB (69.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 12.5 GB | Low | C41 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 15.7 GB | Low | C42 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 17.9 GB | Medium | C42 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 19.5 GB | Medium | C43 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 23.0 GB | High | C43 |
Q6_K | 6 | 26.2 GB | High | C44 |
Q8_0Best for your GPU | 8 | 34.2 GB | Very High | C46 |
F16 | 16 | 65.6 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run EXAONE 4.0 32B on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-lgai-exaone--exaone-4-0-32b-gguf && lms server startUpgrade options
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition 96GBBudget pickRaises estimated decode speed by about 171%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$9,999 MSRP
NVIDIA H20 96GBBest valueRaises estimated decode speed by about 482%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
~$12,000 MSRP
Yes, Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB can run EXAONE 4.0 32B with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 28.5 tok/s.
EXAONE 4.0 32B (32B parameters) requires approximately 34.5 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for EXAONE 4.0 32B is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB, EXAONE 4.0 32B achieves approximately 28.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 6786ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, EXAONE 4.0 32B on Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB receives a C grade with 28.5 tok/s and 164K context.
On Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB, EXAONE 4.0 32B can safely use up to 164K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Not always. Mac Studio M3 Ultra 96GB 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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