Can I Run DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on Apple M4?

Name: LLM Configurator — GPU VRAM Checker
Author: LLM Configurator

作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年8月15日

Yes. DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B needs 4.8 GB at Q4_K_M and the Apple M4 has 32 GB, leaving about 27.2 GB of headroom, at roughly 12 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 128K of context.

The numbers

Model	DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B
Parameters	8B
Quantization	Q4_K_M
VRAM needed	4.8 GB
Apple M4 VRAM	32 GB
Verdict	Runs
Max context	128K
Estimated speed	~12 tok/s

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.

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Running DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on this card:

Apple Mac mini M4 (16GB)

32 GB VRAM · 22 W board power

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~$999

Apple M4 · MSRP

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from $0.34/hr

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Other DeepSeek R1 sizes on the Apple M4

DeepSeek R1 (671B) — does not fit (405.1 GB)
DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 14B — runs (8.5 GB)

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B on nearby hardware

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (24 GB) — runs
Apple M3 Pro (36 GB) — runs

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