MPT-30B-Instruct needs ~51.4 GB but MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB only has 34.6 GB. Try a smaller quantization or lighter model.
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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16.8 GB over capacity — needs offload or smaller quantization
Fit status
Too heavy
Decode
6.7 tok/s
TTFT
28945 ms
Safe context
4K
Memory
51.4 GB / 34.6 GB
Offload
30%
Usable shared or unified memory is the main blocker for this model.
Not enough usable memory
The model needs 51.4 GB, but this setup only exposes 34.6 GB of usable shared or unified memory.
Move to a larger memory pool
A larger unified-memory SKU or a discrete high-bandwidth GPU is the cleanest way to make this model practical.
| Workload | Grade | Fit | Decode | TTFT | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat | B | Very compromised (needs ~2.8 GB host RAM) | 9.1 tok/s | 11574 ms | 4K |
| Coding | F | Too heavy | 6.7 tok/s | 28945 ms | 4K |
| Agentic Coding | F | Too heavy | 5.1 tok/s | 55216 ms | 4K |
| Reasoning | F | Too heavy | 6.7 tok/s | 34207 ms | 4K |
| RAG | F | Too heavy | 5.1 tok/s | 69020 ms | 4K |
How MPT-30B-Instruct (30B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB (34.6 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 11.7 GB | Low | B67 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 14.7 GB | Low | B68 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 16.8 GB | Medium | B69 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 18.3 GB | Medium | B70 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 21.6 GB | High | B69 |
Q6_KBest for your GPU | 6 | 24.6 GB | High | B69 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 32.1 GB | Very High | F0 |
F16 | 16 | 61.5 GB | Maximum | F0 |
Opciones de mejora
Hace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Añade margen de memoria para más contexto y para que el modelo envejezca mejor.
~$1,099 MSRP
Hace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Sube la velocidad estimada de decodificación alrededor de un 113%.
~$1,599 MSRP
Hace que el modelo quepa en el acelerador en lugar de seguir fuera de alcance.
Elimina el offload a memoria del sistema, que suele ser la mayor mejora individual en latencia y throughput.
~$2,499 MSRP
No, MPT-30B-Instruct requires more memory than MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB provides.
MPT-30B-Instruct (30B parameters) requires approximately 51.4 GB of memory with Q5_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for MPT-30B-Instruct is Q5_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB, MPT-30B-Instruct achieves approximately 6.7 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 28945ms using Q5_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, MPT-30B-Instruct on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB receives a F grade with 6.7 tok/s and 4K context.
On MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB, MPT-30B-Instruct can safely use up to 4K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is 8K, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
Move to a larger memory pool. A larger unified-memory SKU or a discrete high-bandwidth GPU is the cleanest way to make this model practical.
Not always. MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB 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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