Can I Run Mistral Small 4 on Apple M3 Max?

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

No — Mistral Small 4 doesn't fit the Apple M3 Max's 64 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).

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Apple M3 Max Specs

VRAM64 GB unified memory
Memory Bandwidth400 GB/s

Mistral Small 4 119B-A6.5B on the Apple M3 Max: VRAM by quantization

QuantVRAM neededFits 64 GB?Max context
F16240.2 GB✗ No
Q8_0128.7 GB✗ No
Q6_K99.8 GB✗ No
Q5_K_M86.6 GB✗ No
Q4_K_M74.1 GB✗ No
Q3_K_M52.9 GB✓ Yes32K
Q2_K41.3 GB✓ Yes64K

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.

Why It Does Not Fit

Every Mistral Small 4 variant requires more VRAM than the Apple M3 Max provides (64 GB).

Nearest GPU That Fits

NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM).

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Won't fit — rent Mistral Small 4 instead

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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FAQ

Can I run Mistral Small 4 on the Apple M3 Max?

No — Mistral Small 4 doesn't fit the Apple M3 Max's 64 GB. The cheapest card that runs it is the NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB).

What's the cheapest GPU that runs Mistral Small 4?

The NVIDIA A100 80GB (80 GB VRAM) is the cheapest upgrade that fits it.

Mistral Small 4 on Other GPUs

Popular Models on the Apple M3 Max

VRAM Tier

Troubleshooting

Buying Guide

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