Can I run this LLM?
Can a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (128GB) run Gemma 4 E4B?
Gemma · Apache 2.0 · estimated for a 128.0 GB machine at 4K context.
Yes — it runs great.
Best fit: Gemma 4 E4B at FP16 · 15.1 GB · 44–66 tok/s on a Mac Studio M1 Ultra (128GB).
Every quantization on this machine
| Quant | Size | Speed | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3_K_M | 4.1 GB | 94–141 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q4_K_M | 5.0 GB | 86–129 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q5_K_M | 5.5 GB | 82–123 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q6_K | 7.1 GB | 72–108 tok/s | Runs great |
| Q8_0 | 8.2 GB | 66–99 tok/s | Runs great |
| FP16 | 15.1 GB | 44–66 tok/s | Runs great |
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