Can I Run IBM Granite 4.1 on Apple M5 Pro?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~33.1 GB of headroom running Granite 4.1 30B at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) (30.9375 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)).

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Apple M5 Pro Specs

VRAM64 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth307 GB/s

Granite 4.1 30B on the Apple M5 Pro: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 64 GB?Max context
F1661.7 GB✓ Yes8K
Q8_033.6 GB✓ Yes128K
Q6_K26.3 GB✓ Yes128K
Q5_K_M23 GB✓ Yes128K
Q4_K_M19.8 GB✓ Yes128K
Q3_K_M14.5 GB✓ Yes128K
Q2_K11.6 GB✓ Yes128K

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.

IBM Granite 4.1 Sizes That Fit the Apple M5 Pro

Granite 4.1 30BFP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) · 30.9375 GB · ~5 tok/s (est.)
Granite 4.1 8BQ4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~28 tok/s (est.)
Granite 4.1 3BQ4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~62 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Will IBM Granite 4.1 run on the Apple M5 Pro?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~33.1 GB of headroom running Granite 4.1 30B at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) (30.9375 GB, ~5 tok/s (est.)).

Which IBM Granite 4.1 variant fits best on the Apple M5 Pro?

Granite 4.1 30B at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) quantization (30.9375 GB), estimated ~5 tokens/sec.

Every IBM Granite 4.1 size on the Apple M5 Pro

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Granite 4.1 30B30.9 GBRuns~5 tok/s
Granite 4.1 8B4.8 GBRuns~28 tok/s
Granite 4.1 3B1.8 GBRuns~62 tok/s

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