Can I Run Mistral Family on Apple M1?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 10, 2026

Yes — the Mistral Family family runs on the Apple M1.

Apple M1 Specs

VRAM	16 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	68 GB/s

Mistral Family Variants That Fit

Mistral NeMo 12B

Q4_K_M · 8.5 GB · ~8 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Mistral Family on the Apple M1?

Yes — the Mistral Family family runs on the Apple M1.

Which Mistral Family variant fits best on the Apple M1?

Mistral NeMo 12B at Q4_K_M quantization (8.5 GB), estimated ~8 tokens/sec.

Mistral Family on Other GPUs

• Mistral Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
• Mistral Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
• Mistral Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
• Mistral Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
• Mistral Family on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

Popular Models on the Apple M1

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VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 16 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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