An exploration of running macOS virtual machines with Apple Silicon GPU passthrough to significantly speed up LLM inference using llama.cpp. The author demonstrates how virtualizing macOS on Apple Silicon while leveraging native GPU resources can improve LLM serving performance compared to standard macOS setups.
Background
Apple Silicon Macs support ARM-based virtualization, and GPU passthrough in VMs is a growing area of interest for developers wanting to run accelerated workloads in isolated environments.
- Source
- Hacker News (RSS)
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM
- Score
- 6.0 / 10