Can I Run IBM Granite 4.1 on Apple M5?

作者: Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新: 2026年7月10日

Yes — the IBM Granite 4.1 family runs on the Apple M5.

Apple M5 Specs

VRAM32 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth153 GB/s

IBM Granite 4.1 Variants That Fit

Granite 4.1 30BFP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) · 18 GB · ~9 tok/s (est.)
Granite 4.1 8BQ4_K_M · 5 GB · ~31 tok/s (est.)
Granite 4.1 3BQ4_K_M · 2 GB · ~77 tok/s (est.)

FAQ

Can I run IBM Granite 4.1 on the Apple M5?

Yes — the IBM Granite 4.1 family runs on the Apple M5.

Which IBM Granite 4.1 variant fits best on the Apple M5?

Granite 4.1 30B at FP8 (Q4 est. ~12-15GB, unconfirmed) quantization (18 GB), estimated ~9 tokens/sec.

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