Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026
Yes — the Gemma 4 family runs on the Apple M5.
| VRAM | 32 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 153 GB/s |
| Gemma 4 31B | Q4_K_M · 18 GB · ~9 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 4 26B-A4B | Q4_K_M · 16 GB · ~62 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 4 12B (Unified) | Q4_K_M · 10 GB · ~15 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 4 E4B | Q4 (QAT) · 5.5 GB · ~28 tok/s (est.) |
| Gemma 4 E2B | Q4 (QAT) · 5 GB · ~31 tok/s (est.) |
Yes — the Gemma 4 family runs on the Apple M5.
Gemma 4 31B at Q4_K_M quantization (18 GB), estimated ~9 tokens/sec.
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