Can I Run Gemma 4 on Apple M2?

作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年7月12日

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~8.3 GB of headroom running Gemma 4 26B-A4B at Q4_K_M (15.6975 GB, ~16 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

Apple M2 Specs

Gemma 4 26B-A4B on the Apple M2: VRAM by quantization

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 24 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

Gemma 4 Sizes That Fit the Apple M2

FAQ

Will Gemma 4 run on the Apple M2?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~8.3 GB of headroom running Gemma 4 26B-A4B at Q4_K_M (15.6975 GB, ~16 tok/s (est.)) with room for up to 32K context.

Which Gemma 4 variant fits best on the Apple M2?

Gemma 4 26B-A4B at Q4_K_M quantization (15.6975 GB), estimated ~16 tokens/sec, up to 32K context.

Every Gemma 4 size on the Apple M2

Gemma 4 on Other GPUs

• Gemma 4 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
• Gemma 4 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
• Gemma 4 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
• Gemma 4 on Apple M4 Pro
• Gemma 4 on Apple M3

VRAM Tier

• Best LLMs for 24 GB VRAM

Troubleshooting

• Which GGUF quant should I download? (Q4 vs Q5 vs Q8)

Buying Guide

• Best GPU Buyer Guide 2026

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