exaone 3.0 7.8b it needs ~11.8 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB has 34.6 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~50 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.
Select quantization to explore
Fit status
Runs well
Decode
50.4 tok/s
TTFT
3838 ms
Safe context
415K
Memory
11.8 GB / 34.6 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 | 50.4 tok/s | 2094 ms | 415K |
| Coding | C | Runs well | 50.4 tok/s | 3838 ms | 415K |
| Agentic Coding | C | Runs well | 50.4 tok/s | 5583 ms | 415K |
| Reasoning | C | Runs well | 50.4 tok/s | 4536 ms | 415K |
| RAG | C | Runs well | 50.4 tok/s | 6978 ms | 415K |
How exaone 3.0 7.8b it (7.800000190734863B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB (34.6 GB usable).
| Quant | Bits | VRAM | Quality | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2_K | 2 | 3.0 GB | Low | C42 |
Q3_K_S | 3 | 3.8 GB | Low | C43 |
NVFP4 | 4 | 4.4 GB | Medium | C43 |
Q4_K_M | 4 | 4.8 GB | Medium | C43 |
Q5_K_M | 5 | 5.6 GB | High | C43 |
Q6_K | 6 | 6.4 GB | High | C43 |
Q8_0 | 8 | 8.3 GB | Very High | C44 |
F16Best for your GPU | 16 | 16.0 GB | Maximum | C48 |
Copy-paste commands to run exaone 3.0 7.8b it on your machine.
Run
lms load hf-bingsu--exaone-3-0-7-8b-it && lms server startアップグレードオプション
Raises estimated decode speed by about 93%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$3,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 84%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$3,999 MSRP
Raises estimated decode speed by about 56%.
Adds memory headroom for longer context windows and future model growth.
〜$3,999 MSRP
Yes, MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB can run exaone 3.0 7.8b it with a C grade (Runs well). Expected decode speed: 50.4 tok/s.
exaone 3.0 7.8b it (7.800000190734863B parameters) requires approximately 11.8 GB of memory with Q4_K_M quantization.
The recommended quantization for exaone 3.0 7.8b it is Q4_K_M, which balances quality and memory efficiency.
On MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB, exaone 3.0 7.8b it achieves approximately 50.4 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 3838ms using Q4_K_M quantization.
For coding workloads, exaone 3.0 7.8b it on MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB receives a C grade with 50.4 tok/s and 415K context.
On MacBook Pro M3 Max 48GB, exaone 3.0 7.8b it can safely use up to 415K tokens of context. The model's official context limit is —, but available memory constrains the safe maximum.
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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