Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored needs ~42.7 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB has 46.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~8 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
Tight fit
Decode
7.5 tok/s
TTFT
25766 ms
Safe context
26K
Memory
42.7 GB / 46.1 GB
The model fits in shared memory, but shared-memory bandwidth is now the real limiter.
Fit does not mean dedicated-VRAM speed
Unified or shared memory can make a model technically fit, but sustained tokens per second may still trail a discrete high-bandwidth GPU with less total memory.
Very little memory headroom
You can run the model, but there is not much room left for longer context, bigger batches, extra apps, or future model updates.
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.
Prioritize bandwidth, not only capacity
If this workload feels slow, the next useful step is often a GPU tier with materially faster memory bandwidth rather than only a small bump in capacity.
Buy headroom, not only minimum fit
A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | C | Tight fit | 7.5 tok/s | 14054 ms | 26K |
| Coding | C | Tight fit | 7.5 tok/s | 25766 ms | 26K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs with offload (needs ~1.4 GB host RAM) | 6.9 tok/s | 41019 ms | 26K |
| Reasoning | C | Tight fit | 7.5 tok/s | 30451 ms | 26K |
| RAG | C | Runs with offload (needs ~1.4 GB host RAM) | 6.9 tok/s | 51274 ms | 26K |
How Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored (48B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB (46.1 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 18.7 GB | Low | C46 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 23.5 GB | Low | C48 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 26.9 GB | Medium | C48 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 29.3 GB | Medium | C48 |
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU | 5 | 34.6 GB | High | C48 |
Q6_K | 6 | 39.4 GB | High | F0 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 51.4 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 98.4 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Copy-paste commands to run Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-davidau--qwen3-48b-a4b-savant-commander-distill-12x-closed-open-heretic-uncensored-gguf && lms server startOpciones de mejora
Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 173%.
Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.
~$2,499 MSRP
Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.
~$3,199 MSRP
Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 153%.
Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.
~$3,999 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB can run Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored with a C grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 7.5 tok/s.
Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored (48B parameters) requires approximately 42.7 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB, Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored achieves approximately 7.5 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 25766ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored on MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB receives a C grade with 7.5 tok/s and 26K context.
On MacBook Pro M1 Max 64GB, Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored can safely use up to 26K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Prioritize bandwidth, not only capacity. If this workload feels slow, the next useful step is often a GPU tier with materially faster memory bandwidth rather than only a small bump in capacity.
Not always. MacBook Pro M1 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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