Can I Run Nemotron 3 Super on Apple M4 Max?

Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated August 15, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~55.6 GB of headroom running Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B at Q4_K_M (72.45 GB, ~31 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 128K context.

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Apple M4 Max Specs

VRAM128 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth546 GB/s

Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B on the Apple M4 Max: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 128 GB?Max context
F16242.2 GB✗ No
Q8_0129.7 GB✗ No
Q6_K100.6 GB✓ Yes64K
Q5_K_M87.3 GB✓ Yes64K
Q4_K_M74.7 GB✓ Yes128K
Q3_K_M53.4 GB✓ Yes128K
Q2_K41.7 GB✓ Yes128K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 128 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Nemotron 3 Super Sizes That Fit the Apple M4 Max

Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12BQ4_K_M · 72.45 GB · ~31 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the Apple M4 Max have enough VRAM for Nemotron 3 Super?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~55.6 GB of headroom running Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B at Q4_K_M (72.45 GB, ~31 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 128K context.

Which quantization of Nemotron 3 Super should I use on the Apple M4 Max?

Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B at Q4_K_M quantization (72.45 GB), estimated ~31 tokens/sec, up to 128K context.

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