Can I Run Gemma 3 on Apple M3?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the Gemma 3 family runs on the Apple M3.

Apple M3 Specs

VRAM	24 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	100 GB/s

Gemma 3 Variants That Fit

Gemma 3 27B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 16.5 GB · ~6 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 12B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 8.1 GB · ~12 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 4B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 3.8 GB · ~26 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 1B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 0.9 GB · ~111 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Gemma 3 on the Apple M3?

Yes — the Gemma 3 family runs on the Apple M3.

Which Gemma 3 variant fits best on the Apple M3?

Gemma 3 27B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (16.5 GB), estimated ~6 tokens/sec.

Gemma 3 on Other GPUs

• Gemma 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• Gemma 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
• Gemma 3 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Gemma 3 on Apple M4 Pro
• Gemma 3 on Apple M2

Popular Models on the Apple M3

• DeepSeek R1 on Apple M3
• Qwen 3 on Apple M3
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VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 24 GB VRAM

Troubleshooting

• Which GGUF quant should I download? (Q4 vs Q5 vs Q8)

Buying Guide

• Best GPU Buyer Guide 2026

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