Can I Run Llama 4 Scout 17B on Apple M5?

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

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

No. Llama 4 Scout 17B needs 65.8 GB at Q4_K_M and the Apple M5 has only 32 GB. No quantization we publish closes a gap that size.

The numbers

Either step down to a smaller size in this family, or move to a NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB), the cheapest card we track with enough VRAM.

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Cheapest card we track with enough VRAM for Llama 4 Scout 17B:

NVIDIA A100 80GB PCIe

80 GB VRAM · 300 W board power

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Won't fit — rent Llama 4 Scout 17B instead

Llama 4 Scout 17B needs ~66 GB but this GPU has 32 GB. Rent a A100 (80 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:

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