Can I Run IBM Granite 4.0 on Apple M4?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~12.7 GB of headroom running Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B at Q4_K_M (19.32 GB, ~10 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Apple Mac mini M4 (16GB)
Launch MSRP: $599
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Apple M4 Specs

VRAM32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth120 GB/s

Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B on the Apple M4: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 32 GB?Max context
F1665.7 GB✗ No
Q8_035.7 GB✗ No
Q6_K28 GB✓ Yes16K
Q5_K_M24.4 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M21 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M15.4 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K12.2 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 32 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

IBM Granite 4.0 Sizes That Fit the Apple M4

Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9BQ4_K_M · 19.32 GB · ~10 tok/s (est.)
Buy vs. rent IBM Granite 4.0
Buy the GPU
~$999
Apple M4 · MSRP
Rent by the hour
from $0.34/hr
RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

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FAQ

Does the Apple M4 have enough VRAM for IBM Granite 4.0?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~12.7 GB of headroom running Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B at Q4_K_M (19.32 GB, ~10 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

Which quantization of IBM Granite 4.0 should I use on the Apple M4?

Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B at Q4_K_M quantization (19.32 GB), estimated ~10 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

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