Can I Run Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct on Apple M4 Max?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 15 sierpnia 2026

Yes. Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct needs 6.4 GB at Q4_K_M and the Apple M4 Max has 128 GB, leaving about 121.6 GB of headroom, at roughly 38 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 128K of context.

The numbers

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4_K_M. If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

Running Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct on this card:

Other Llama 3.2 Family sizes on the Apple M4 Max

• Llama 3.2 90B Vision Instruct — runs (53.6 GB)
• Llama 3.2 3B Instruct — runs (1.9 GB)
• Llama 3.2 1B Instruct — runs (0.7 GB)

Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct on nearby hardware

• NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (96 GB) — runs

All Llama 3.2 Family sizes on the Apple M4 Max | VRAM calculator for Llama 3.2 11B Vision Instruct | Apple M4 Max GPU page | Check your hardware