Hardware Benchmarks

Best Local LLM Performance for Apple M3 Max

Compare Apple M3 Max benchmark results and see which models actually earn the best completed quality scores.

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Hardware Overview

GPU-specific specifications for local LLM planning.

Apple M3 Max
VRAM
64GB

Recommended Models

Models we recommend for Apple M3 Max.

Fastest

qwen3.5:0.8b-mlx

852.88M

223.0 tok/s

Highest token generation speed at 223.0 tok/s.

Best quality & Largest context

lmstudio-community/GLM-4.7-Flash-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Unknown

36.2 tok/sQuality 73.2Context 65.536 tokens

Highest completed quality score at 73.2. Largest context that fits in 64GB VRAM, at 65.536 tokens.

Frequently asked questions

Which models actually run best on the Apple M3 Max, by task, from community benchmark data.

What is the best local model for coding on the Apple M3 Max?
On the Apple M3 Max, lmstudio-community/GLM-4.7-Flash-GGUF:Q4_K_M ranks first for coding in our benchmarks (63.4/100 at ~36.2 tok/s).
What is the best local model for agentic workflows on the Apple M3 Max?
On the Apple M3 Max, lmstudio-community/GLM-4.7-Flash-GGUF:Q4_K_M ranks first for agentic workflows in our benchmarks (77.2/100 at ~36.2 tok/s).

Benchmark Results

Completed quality-ranked benchmark results for Apple M3 Max.