Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026
Only with offload — Mistral Small 4 spills onto CPU/system RAM on the Apple M2 Max (96 GB), so expect a large speed penalty.
| VRAM | 96 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 400 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 96 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 240.2 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 128.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 99.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 86.6 GB | ✓ Yes | 16K |
| Q4_K_M | 74.1 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q3_K_M | 52.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
| Q2_K | 41.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 128K |
VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 96 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.
Every Mistral Small 4 variant requires more VRAM than the Apple M2 Max provides (96 GB).
Apple M4 Max (128 GB VRAM).
Mistral Small 4 needs ~72 GB but this GPU has 96 GB. Rent a A100 (80 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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Only with offload — Mistral Small 4 spills onto CPU/system RAM on the Apple M2 Max (96 GB), so expect a large speed penalty.
The Apple M4 Max (128 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.
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