LLM Inference on macOS VMs: 11–16x Speedup with Apple Silicon and Llama.cpp

Developers using Apple Silicon Macs found that running Llama.cpp inside macOS virtual machines can be 11 to 16 times faster for large language model inference than on the host system. The performance boost likely comes from improved GPU acceleration within the VM environment. This is a notable optimization for AI developers working on Apple hardware.

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