RTX 4090 vs M4 Max
MeasuredOn Qwen3-Coder (same quant and runtime family, chat-short), the RTX 4090 decoded at 145.2 tok/s and the M4 Max at 94.5 tok/s, each side's fastest matched run for that model.
Signed, community-submitted decode tok/s, prefill, and TTFT for RTX 4090 vs M4 Max — every number links to the run it came from.
How to read these results
On Qwen3-Coder, the RTX 4090 decoded at 145.2 tok/s and the M4 Max at 94.5 tok/s. Each row in the table is a like-for-like pair: the same model and size, quant and runtime family on the chat-short workload, using each side's fastest such run. Runs can still differ in host, runtime build and context. These are reference results, not a controlled speed or answer-quality ranking. Inspect both source runs before choosing hardware.
Models that have data on both rigs
| Model | RTX 4090 decode | M4 Max decode | Δ | Source runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3-coder (30.5B) | 145.2tok/s chat-short · ollama · Q4_K_M | 94.51tok/s chat-short · ollama · Q4_K_M | +50.7 | r_wjq32z47vlp · r_r0di2hkku1h |
See also: RTX 4090 benchmarks · M4 Max benchmarks · All hardware · All models · Methodology
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