作者： Jakub Rusinowski · 最后更新： 2026年7月12日
No — Mistral Small 4 doesn't fit the Apple M1 Max's 64 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).
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| VRAM | 64 GB unified memory |
| Memory Bandwidth | 400 GB/s |
| Quant | VRAM needed | Fits 64 GB? | Max context |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16 | 240.2 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q8_0 | 128.7 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q6_K | 99.8 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q5_K_M | 86.6 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q4_K_M | 74.1 GB | ✗ No | — |
| Q3_K_M | 52.9 GB | ✓ Yes | 32K |
| Q2_K | 41.3 GB | ✓ Yes | 64K |
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.
Every Mistral Small 4 variant requires more VRAM than the Apple M1 Max provides (64 GB).
NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM).
Mistral Small 4 needs ~72 GB but this GPU has 64 GB. Rent a A100 (80 GB)-class GPU by the hour instead of buying one:
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No — Mistral Small 4 doesn't fit the Apple M1 Max's 64 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).
The NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.
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