Can the MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max run Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Yes. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL fits the MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max's 48 GB at Q4_K_M (about 39.8 GB needed), running at an estimated 8.2 tok/s.
Every quantization
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (65.8B) on 48 GB
| Quant | Weights | Needs | Fit | Est. speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 38 GB | 39.8 GB | Fits | ~8.2 tok/s |
| Q5_K_M | 47 GB | 48.8 GB | Too big | - |
| Q8_0 | 70 GB | 71.8 GB | Too big | - |
| FP16 | 132 GB | 133.8 GB | Too big | - |
Estimates. Needs = weights + 1.8 GB for KV cache and runtime at modest context. Speed is single-stream decode scaled from the MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max's 546 GB/s bandwidth (Estimated from memory bandwidth (llama.cpp decode)). Long contexts need more memory and run slower.
Compare
Same model, other hardware - and other models on this card
Nemotron 3.5 Super VL on other hardware
- RTX 6000D~24 tok/s
- DGX Spark (GB10)~4.1 tok/s
- RTX Spark N1X (128 GB)~4.1 tok/s
Also runs on the MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B~119 tok/s
- Laguna-XS-2.1~16 tok/s
- Gemma 4 31B~16 tok/s
- Qwen3 32B~16 tok/s
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct~118 tok/s
- Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507~118 tok/s
- Qwen3.6 27B~20 tok/s
- Qwen3.8 27B~20 tok/s
Frequently asked
Quick answers
Can the Apple MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max run Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?
Yes. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL fits the MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max's 48 GB at Q4_K_M (about 39.8 GB needed), running at an estimated 8.2 tok/s.
How much VRAM does Nemotron 3.5 Super VL need?
About 38 GB of weights at Q4_K_M, 70 GB at Q8_0 and 132 GB at FP16. Add roughly 1.8 GB for the KV cache and runtime at modest context lengths.
How fast is Nemotron 3.5 Super VL on the MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max?
Roughly 8.2 tokens per second at Q4_K_M (single user, llama.cpp-style decode). This is an estimate from the MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max's 546 GB/s memory bandwidth.