DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B on Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) runs DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B excellently at 52 tok/s at Q4_K_M. This is a strong pairing.
Model Size
7.62B
Device VRAM
36 GB
Bandwidth
546 GB/s
Quantizations Tested
1
Performance by Quantization
Each row shows DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B performance at a different quality level on Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified).
| Quantization | Speed | TTFT | Fits in VRAM | Rating | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4_K_M | 52 tok/s | 145ms | ✓ Yes | Excellent | estimated |
Notes
Q4_K_M
M4 Max bandwidth delivers strong performance for 7B reasoning model.
About DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B (7.62B) is a reasoning, chat model. Compact distilled reasoning model for chat and inference.
View all DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 7B hardware options →About Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified)
Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) has 36 GB at 546 GB/s. Available in MacBook Pro 16", Mac Studio.
See all models Apple M4 Max (36GB Unified) can run →Source: MLX performance estimates (2026-03-01)
Data last updated: 2026-03-15