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Can Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored run on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB?

YES — Tight Fit

C46Usable
Estimated from fit model

Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored needs ~42.7 GB VRAM. MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB has 46.1 GB. With Q4_K_M quantization, expect ~8 tok/s.

Runtime: llama.cppCapacity: TightBandwidth: LowStack: StandardBottleneck: Balanced
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Operating mode

Choose the run profile you care about

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.

Capabilities:

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Q4_K_M (Medium quality) 42.7 GB, 8.2 tok/s, Tight fit
42.7 GB required46.1 GB available
93% VRAM used

Fit status

Tight fit

Decode

8.2 tok/s

TTFT

23619 ms

Safe context

26K

Memory

42.7 GB / 46.1 GB

Memory breakdown

Weights29.3 GB
KV Cache5.6 GB
Runtime0.9 GB
Headroom6.9 GB

See how fast it feels

See how fast it feelsQwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB
1st promptCold start — includes initialization
>Solve: If a train travels at 60 mph for 2.5 hours, how far does it go?
Let me work through this step by step. Given information: - Speed = 60 mph (miles per hour) - Time = 2.5 hours Formula: Distance = Speed x Time Calculation: Distance = 60 mph x 2.5 h = 150 miles The train travels 150 miles. Double-check: at 60 mph the train covers 60 miles each hour. In half an hour it covers 30 miles. So in 2.5 hours: 60 + 60 + 30 = 150 miles. Confirmed.
2nd promptWarm — model ready, no init overhead
>What if the train stops for 20 minutes halfway?
The stop doesn't change the total distance covered while moving, but it affects total trip time. Breakdown: - First half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles - Stop: 20 minutes (no distance) - Second half: 1.25 hours at 60 mph = 75 miles Total distance: 150 miles (same) Total time: 2.5 h + 0.33 h = 2.83 hours Average speed: 150 / 2.83 = 53 mph The distance stays the same but average speed drops to 53 mph because of the stop.
Estimated: 8.2 tok/s decode · 23.6s TTFT (warm) · 21 tok/s prefill

What limits this setup

This setup is broadly balanced for this model.

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.

Best improvement path

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit

A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Performance by workload

WorkloadGradeFitDecodeTTFTContext
ChatCTight fit8.2 tok/s12883 ms26K
CodingCTight fit8.2 tok/s23619 ms26K
Agentic CodingCRuns with offload (needs ~1.4 GB host RAM)7.5 tok/s37601 ms26K
ReasoningCTight fit8.2 tok/s27914 ms26K
RAGCRuns with offload (needs ~1.4 GB host RAM)7.5 tok/s47001 ms26K

Quantization options

How Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored (48B params) fits at each quantization level on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB (46.1 GB usable).

QuantBitsVRAMQualityFit
Q2_K
2
18.7 GB
LowC46
Q3_K_S
3
23.5 GB
LowC48
NVFP4
4
26.9 GB
MediumC48
Q4_K_M
4
29.3 GB
MediumC48
Q5_K_MBest for your GPU
5
34.6 GB
HighC48
Q6_K
6
39.4 GB
HighF0
Q8_0
8
51.4 GB
Very HighF0
F16
16
98.4 GB
MaximumF0

Get started

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 start

Opções de upgrade

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Frequently asked questions

Can MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB run Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored?

Yes, MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB can run Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored with a C grade (Tight fit). Expected decode speed: 8.2 tok/s.

How much VRAM does Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored need?

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.

What is the best quantization for Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored?

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.

What speed will Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored run at on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB?

On MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB, Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored achieves approximately 8.2 tokens per second decode speed with a time-to-first-token of 23619ms using Q4_K_M quantization.

Can MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB run Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored for coding?

For coding workloads, Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB receives a C grade with 8.2 tok/s and 26K context.

What context window can Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored use on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB?

On MacBook Pro M3 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.

What should I upgrade first if Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored feels slow on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB?

Buy headroom, not only minimum fit. A slightly larger memory tier gives you safer context growth and makes the recommendation more future-proof.

Is unified memory on MacBook Pro M3 Max 64GB as fast as VRAM for Qwen3 48B A4B Savant Commander Distill 12X Closed Open Heretic Uncensored?

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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