Can I Run Gemma 3 on Apple M4?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the Gemma 3 family runs on the Apple M4.

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Apple M4 Specs

VRAM32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth120 GB/s

Gemma 3 Variants That Fit

Gemma 3 27B InstructQ4_K_M · 16.5 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 12B InstructQ4_K_M · 8.1 GB · ~15 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 4B InstructQ4_K_M · 3.8 GB · ~32 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 1B InstructQ4_K_M · 0.9 GB · ~133 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Gemma 3 on the Apple M4?

Yes — the Gemma 3 family runs on the Apple M4.

Which Gemma 3 variant fits best on the Apple M4?

Gemma 3 27B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (16.5 GB), estimated ~7 tokens/sec.

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