Question 1

Can the Apple M3 Max run llava 7B?

Accepted Answer

llava 7B needs about 6.7GB working set (weights 4.7GB + KV cache 2GB at 4k context). The Apple M3 Max offers ~34GB usable — verdict: full. 6.7 GB needed of 34 GB usable — headroom for context

Question 2

How fast is llava 7B on the Apple M3 Max?

Accepted Answer

~47–68 tok/s on the Apple M3 Max. computed roofline: 400 GB/s × 0.55–0.80 efficiency window / 4.7GB (Q4_K_M) — bands, never points.

Question 3

What should I run llava 7B on instead?

Accepted Answer

Raspberry Pi 5 + AI Kit (Hailo-8L) runs it fully ($110).

Can the Apple M3 Max run llava 7B?

Run llava 7B on instead