Can I Run Llama 4.5 on Apple M4 Max?

Autor: Jakub Rusinowski · Ostatnia aktualizacja: 12 lipca 2026

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~62.2 GB of headroom running Llama 4.5 Scout at Q4_K_M (65.80875 GB, ~24 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 128K context.

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Apple Mac Studio M4 Max
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Apple M4 Max Specs

VRAM128 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth546 GB/s

Llama 4.5 Scout on the Apple M4 Max: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 128 GB?Max context
F16220.2 GB✗ No
Q8_0118 GB✓ Yes32K
Q6_K91.6 GB✓ Yes64K
Q5_K_M79.4 GB✓ Yes128K
Q4_K_M68 GB✓ Yes128K
Q3_K_M48.6 GB✓ Yes128K
Q2_K38 GB✓ Yes256K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 128 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Llama 4.5 Sizes That Fit the Apple M4 Max

Llama 4.5 ScoutQ4_K_M · 65.80875 GB · ~24 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Will Llama 4.5 run on the Apple M4 Max?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~62.2 GB of headroom running Llama 4.5 Scout at Q4_K_M (65.80875 GB, ~24 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 128K context.

Which Llama 4.5 variant fits best on the Apple M4 Max?

Llama 4.5 Scout at Q4_K_M quantization (65.80875 GB), estimated ~24 tokens/sec, up to 128K context.

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