Can I Run Devstral on Apple M1?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Only with offload — Devstral spills onto CPU/system RAM on the Apple M1 (16 GB), so expect a large speed penalty.

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Apple M1 Specs

VRAM16 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth68 GB/s

Devstral-2 22B on the Apple M1: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 16 GB?Max context
F1645.6 GB✗ No
Q8_025 GB✗ No
Q6_K19.6 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M17.2 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M14.9 GB✓ Yes8K
Q3_K_M11 GB✓ Yes16K
Q2_K8.8 GB✓ Yes32K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 16 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Devstral variant requires more VRAM than the Apple M1 provides (16 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM).

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB
20 GB VRAM · 315 W board power
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Won't fit — rent Devstral instead

Devstral needs ~13 GB but this GPU has 16 GB. Rent a RTX 4090 (24 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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FAQ

Is the Apple M1 enough to run Devstral locally?

Only with offload — Devstral spills onto CPU/system RAM on the Apple M1 (16 GB), so expect a large speed penalty.

What's the cheapest GPU that runs Devstral?

The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

Devstral on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the Apple M1

VRAM Tier

Troubleshooting

Buying Guide

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