Can I Run Gemma 4 on Apple M1?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 10 lipca 2026

Yes — the Gemma 4 family runs on the Apple M1.

Apple M1 Specs

VRAM	16 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth	68 GB/s

Gemma 4 Variants That Fit

Gemma 4 12B (Unified)	Q4_K_M · 10 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 4 E4B	Q4 (QAT) · 5.5 GB · ~12 tok/s (est.)
Gemma 4 E2B	Q4 (QAT) · 5 GB · ~14 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run Gemma 4 on the Apple M1?

Yes — the Gemma 4 family runs on the Apple M1.

Which Gemma 4 variant fits best on the Apple M1?

Gemma 4 12B (Unified) at Q4_K_M quantization (10 GB), estimated ~7 tokens/sec.

Gemma 4 on Other GPUs

• Gemma 4 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
• Gemma 4 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti
• Gemma 4 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
• Gemma 4 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super
• Gemma 4 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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