Can I Run IBM Granite 4.1 on Apple M3 Max?

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

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~33.1 GB of headroom running Granite 4.1 30B at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) (30.9375 GB, ~7 tok/s (est.)).

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Apple M3 Max Specs

VRAM64 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth400 GB/s

Granite 4.1 30B on the Apple M3 Max: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 64 GB?Max context
F1661.7 GB✓ Yes8K
Q8_033.6 GB✓ Yes128K
Q6_K26.3 GB✓ Yes128K
Q5_K_M23 GB✓ Yes128K
Q4_K_M19.8 GB✓ Yes128K
Q3_K_M14.5 GB✓ Yes128K
Q2_K11.6 GB✓ Yes128K

VRAM needed assumes a 4K-token context with an f16 KV cache; “Max context” is the largest window that still fits in 64 GB of unified memory. Figures are estimates from parameter count, quantization and memory bandwidth — the analyzer lets you tune KV-cache quant and context.

IBM Granite 4.1 Sizes That Fit the Apple M3 Max

Granite 4.1 30BFP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) · 30.9375 GB · ~7 tok/s (est.)
Granite 4.1 8BQ4_K_M · 4.83 GB · ~36 tok/s (est.)
Granite 4.1 3BQ4_K_M · 1.81125 GB · ~76 tok/s (est.)
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FAQ

Does the Apple M3 Max have enough VRAM for IBM Granite 4.1?

Yes, comfortably — you'll have ~33.1 GB of headroom running Granite 4.1 30B at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) (30.9375 GB, ~7 tok/s (est.)).

Which quantization of IBM Granite 4.1 should I use on the Apple M3 Max?

Granite 4.1 30B at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) quantization (30.9375 GB), estimated ~7 tokens/sec.

Every IBM Granite 4.1 size on the Apple M3 Max

SizeVRAMVerdictSpeed
Granite 4.1 30B30.9 GBRuns~7 tok/s
Granite 4.1 8B4.8 GBRuns~36 tok/s
Granite 4.1 3B1.8 GBRuns~76 tok/s

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