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Runs compared: 11
Like-for-like pair: 1
Chips available: 9

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Side A

Side B

Model

Runtime

Runtime version

Quantisation

Backend

Prefill size

Decode size

Cooldown

6 runs vs 5 runs · 1 like-for-like pair

Held fixedModel: Qwen3.6 35B A3BPrefill: PP512Decode: TG128

A side mixes quantisations. Pick a quantisation to compare the same weights.

Chip comparison

NVIDIA GB10 vs Apple M1 Max

Ratios read side A relative to side B. Geometric mean over 1 like-for-like pair.

Decode: 0.79×-21.3%
Prefill: 3.93×+293%

Side A

NVIDIA GB10

6 runs

1 contributor

Latest 9 Oct 2026

Decode · TG128: 73.1tok/s median
best 86.3 · worst 54.4
Prefill · PP512: 2,234tok/s median
best 3,884 · worst 2,028

Models: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q4mix, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q8, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4
Runtimes: BaseRT
Versions: BaseRT 0.2.6, BaseRT 0.3.0
Quantisations: Q4
Backends: CUDA
Cooldown: off
Conditioning: warmup_only
Decode workload: TG128 @ 1 ctx
Harness schema: basert-benchmark-harness/1

Side B

Apple M1 Max

5 runs

1 contributor

Latest 9 Oct 2026

Decode · TG128: 72.2tok/s median
best 94.2 · worst 70.8
Prefill · PP512: 278tok/s median
best 858 · worst 232

Models: Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8
Runtimes: BaseRT
Versions: BaseRT 0.2.6, BaseRT 0.3.0
Quantisations: Q4, Q8
Backends: Metal
Cooldown: off
Conditioning: warmup_only
Decode workload: TG128 @ 1 ctx
Harness schema: basert-benchmark-harness/1

What differs besides the chip

Facet	NVIDIA GB10	Apple M1 Max
Model	Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q4mix, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q8, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4	Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8
Quantisation	Q4	Q4, Q8
Backend	CUDA	Metal

Like-for-like pairs

Each row is a configuration present on both sides. Values are per-cell medians; ratios read NVIDIA GB10 relative to Apple M1 Max.

Configuration	Decode A	Decode B	Ratio	Prefill A	Prefill B	Ratio	Runs A / B
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B BaseRTQ4	73.1	92.9	0.79×	2,234	568	3.93×	6 / 2

Side A · NVIDIA GB10

Top 6 of 6 runs by decode throughput.

Model / format	Chip / backend	Decode	Prefill	Contributor	Date	Report
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4 BaseRT 0.3.0Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	86.3 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,899 PP512	basecompute	9 Oct 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4 BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	84.3 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,028 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q4mix BaseRT 0.3.0Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	73.3 TG128 @ 1 ctx	3,884 PP512	basecompute	9 Oct 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q4mix BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	72.8 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,279 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q8 BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	55.4 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,181 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q8 BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	54.4 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,188 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark

Side B · Apple M1 Max

Top 5 of 5 runs by decode throughput.

Model / format	Chip / backend	Decode	Prefill	Contributor	Date	Report
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4 BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	Apple M1 Max Metal	94.2 TG128 @ 1 ctx	278 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4 BaseRT 0.3.0Q4	Apple M1 Max Metal	91.5 TG128 @ 1 ctx	858 PP512	basecompute	9 Oct 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8 BaseRT 0.2.6Q8	Apple M1 Max Metal	72.2 TG128 @ 1 ctx	232 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8 BaseRT 0.3.0Q8	Apple M1 Max Metal	71.6 TG128 @ 1 ctx	828 PP512	basecompute	9 Oct 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8 BaseRT 0.2.6Q8	Apple M1 Max Metal	70.8 TG128 @ 1 ctx	247 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark

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NVIDIA GB10

Apple M1 Max

Model

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q4mix, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q8, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4, Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8

Quantisation

Q4, Q8

Backend

CUDA

Metal

Configuration

Decode A

Decode B

Ratio

Prefill A

Prefill B

Ratio

Runs A / B

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

BaseRTQ4

73.1

92.9

0.79×

2,234

568

3.93×

6 / 2

Side A · NVIDIA GB10

Top 6 of 6 runs by decode throughput.

Model / format	Chip / backend	Decode	Prefill	Contributor	Date	Report
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4 BaseRT 0.3.0Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	86.3 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,899 PP512	basecompute	9 Oct 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4 BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	84.3 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,028 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q4mix BaseRT 0.3.0Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	73.3 TG128 @ 1 ctx	3,884 PP512	basecompute	9 Oct 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q4mix BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	72.8 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,279 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q8 BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	55.4 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,181 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-cuda-q8 BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	NVIDIA GB10 CUDA	54.4 TG128 @ 1 ctx	2,188 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark

Side B · Apple M1 Max

Top 5 of 5 runs by decode throughput.

Model / format	Chip / backend	Decode	Prefill	Contributor	Date	Report
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4 BaseRT 0.2.6Q4	Apple M1 Max Metal	94.2 TG128 @ 1 ctx	278 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q4 BaseRT 0.3.0Q4	Apple M1 Max Metal	91.5 TG128 @ 1 ctx	858 PP512	basecompute	9 Oct 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8 BaseRT 0.2.6Q8	Apple M1 Max Metal	72.2 TG128 @ 1 ctx	232 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8 BaseRT 0.3.0Q8	Apple M1 Max Metal	71.6 TG128 @ 1 ctx	828 PP512	basecompute	9 Oct 2026	View Benchmark
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-Q8 BaseRT 0.2.6Q8	Apple M1 Max Metal	70.8 TG128 @ 1 ctx	247 PP512	basecompute	19 Sep 2026	View Benchmark