Can I Run DeepSeek R1 on Apple M4?

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Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the DeepSeek R1 family runs on the Apple M4.

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Apple M4 Specs

VRAM	32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	120 GB/s

DeepSeek R1 Variants That Fit

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B	Q4_K_M · 19.5 GB · ~6 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B	Q4_K_M · 9.2 GB · ~13 tok/s (est.)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B	Q4_K_M · 5.8 GB · ~21 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run DeepSeek R1 on the Apple M4?

Yes — the DeepSeek R1 family runs on the Apple M4.

Which DeepSeek R1 variant fits best on the Apple M4?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.5 GB), estimated ~6 tokens/sec.

DeepSeek R1 on Other GPUs

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VRAM Tier

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Troubleshooting

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Buying Guide

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