Can I Run Nemotron 70B on Apple M1 Max?

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Written by Jakub Rusinowski · Last updated July 12, 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~21.4 GB of headroom running Nemotron 70B Instruct at Q4_K_M (42.62475 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

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Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max
64 GB VRAM · 30 W board power
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Apple M1 Max Specs

VRAM64 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth400 GB/s

Nemotron 70B Instruct on the Apple M1 Max: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 64 GB?Max context
F16143.3 GB✗ No
Q8_077.2 GB✗ No
Q6_K60 GB✓ Yes8K
Q5_K_M52.2 GB✓ Yes32K
Q4_K_M44.8 GB✓ Yes32K
Q3_K_M32.2 GB✓ Yes64K
Q2_K25.4 GB✓ Yes64K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 64 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 70B Sizes That Fit the Apple M1 Max

Nemotron 70B InstructQ4_K_M · 42.62475 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the Apple M1 Max have enough VRAM for Nemotron 70B?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~21.4 GB of headroom running Nemotron 70B Instruct at Q4_K_M (42.62475 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

Which quantization of Nemotron 70B should I use on the Apple M1 Max?

Nemotron 70B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (42.62475 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

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