Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026
Yes
Yes — Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B at Q6_K needs about 28.9 GB of the 36 GB usable on MacBook Pro 16" (M4 Max, 48 GB) (~7.1 GB spare), at ~32.5 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 32,768 tokens of context.
Confidence: medium · Recommended quantization: Q6_K · Estimated speed: ~32.5 tok/s
| Usable memory for models | 36 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 546 GB/s |
| Form factor | Laptop |
| Operating system | macOS |
| Memory upgradeable | No — soldered |
| Price | $3,999 (lib/data/laptops.ts (street price), checked 2026-07-06) |
| Quant | Memory needed | Fits 36 GB? | Max context | Est. speed | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 66.6 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 64 GB |
| Q8_0 | 36.6 GB | ✗ No | — | — | 34 GB |
| Q6_K | 28.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~32.5 tok/s | 26.2 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 25.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K | ~36.5 tok/s | 22.7 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 22 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~41.3 tok/s | 19.3 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 16.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~52.9 tok/s | 13.6 GB |
| Q2_K | 13.2 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K | ~62.6 tok/s | 10.5 GB |
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput
Yes — Granite 4.0 Small-H 32B-A9B at Q6_K needs about 28.9 GB of the 36 GB usable on MacBook Pro 16" (M4 Max, 48 GB) (~7.1 GB spare), at ~32.5 tok/s (estimated), with room for about 32,768 tokens of context.
Q6_K — it needs about 28.9 GB of the 36 GB available, downloads as roughly 26.2 GB, and runs at an estimated 32.5 tokens/sec with up to 32K of context.
Nothing binding — the model fits with headroom and generates at a usable speed on this hardware.
Ollama or LM Studio (Metal) — MLX for the fastest Apple-native throughput
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