DGX Spark x2 vs Mac Studio (Mac16,9) with Apple M4 Max

GPU AGPU B

Best sourced output tok/s per model (single-stream generation) — engine and version, quantization, context and a source link on every row. Hover a value for the quant.

DGX Spark x218 sourced runs · best 474.0 tok/s

Mac Studio (Mac16,9) with Apple M4 Max1 verified run · best 110.3 tok/s

Model	DGX Spark x2	Mac Studio (Mac16,9) with Apple M4 Max
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next-hibrid48	474.0 NVFP4 (output head)	—
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash	154.0 EXL3 2.9bpw	—
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next	93.0 INT4-AutoRound	110.3 IQ3_XXS + MTP Q8_0
GLM-5.3-Flash	46.3 NVFP4	—

Head-to-head (models tested on both): DGX Spark x2 0 · Mac Studio (Mac16,9) with Apple M4 Max 1 · tied 0 · data as of Oct 11, 2026. Full rules: methodology.

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