Can I Run Gemma 3 on Apple M1?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 10 lipca 2026

Yes — the Gemma 3 family runs on the Apple M1.

Apple M1 Specs

VRAM	16 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	68 GB/s

Gemma 3 Variants That Fit

Gemma 3 12B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 8.1 GB · ~8 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 4B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 3.8 GB · ~18 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 3 1B Instruct	Q4_K_M · 0.9 GB · ~76 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Gemma 3 on the Apple M1?

Yes — the Gemma 3 family runs on the Apple M1.

Which Gemma 3 variant fits best on the Apple M1?

Gemma 3 12B Instruct at Q4_K_M quantization (8.1 GB), estimated ~8 tokens/sec.

Gemma 3 on Other GPUs

• Gemma 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
• Gemma 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
• Gemma 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
• Gemma 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
• Gemma 3 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

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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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