Can I Run Gemma 4 E4B on Apple M1?

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

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

Yes. Gemma 4 E4B needs 4.5 GB at Q4 (QAT) and the Apple M1 has 16 GB, leaving about 11.5 GB of headroom, at roughly 7 tok/s (estimated) with room for up to 64K of context.

The numbers

Model	Gemma 4 E4B
Parameters	4B (Efficient)
Quantization	Q4 (QAT)
VRAM needed	4.5 GB
Apple M1 VRAM	16 GB
Verdict	Runs
Max context	64K
Estimated speed	~7 tok/s

What to do next

Nothing to change — run it at Q4 (QAT). If you want more capability, check whether the next size up also fits.

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Running Gemma 4 E4B on this card:

Apple Mac mini M1 (16GB)

16 GB VRAM · 20 W board power

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Buy vs. rent Gemma 4 E4B

Buy the GPU

~$999

Apple M1 · MSRP

Rent by the hour

from $0.34/hr

RTX 4090 (24 GB) class

At 2 hrs/day, buying (~$999) beats renting at $0.34/hr after about 4.1 years.

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Other Gemma 4 sizes on the Apple M1

Gemma 4 31B — runs at a lower quant (18.7 GB)
Gemma 4 26B-A4B — runs at a lower quant (15.7 GB)
Gemma 4 12B (Unified) — runs (7.2 GB)
Gemma 4 E2B — runs (2.9 GB)

Gemma 4 E4B on nearby hardware

Intel Arc B580 (12 GB) — runs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (20 GB) — runs

All Gemma 4 sizes on the Apple M1 | VRAM calculator for Gemma 4 E4B | Apple M1 GPU page | Check your hardware