Can the Apple M4 Pro (48GB) run gpt-oss 120B?
- FP16
- Q8_0
- Q6_K
- Q5_K_M
- Q4_K_M
- Q3_K_M
- Q2_K
No. Even at Q4_K_M, gpt-oss 120B needs about 72 GB, but the Apple M4 Pro (48GB) has 36 GB usable. You could offload some layers to system RAM, but it will be very slow.
Run it on a rented GPU
On a cloud GPU with enough memory, the same command you'd use locally works:
ollama run gpt-oss:120bAt Q4_K_M it needs about 72 GB, so pick a GPU with at least 80 GB.
Run it in the cloud
Too big for the Apple M4 Pro (48GB)? Run gpt-oss 120B on a rented GPU instead.
Rent a cloud GPU by the hour. No upfront cost, stop any time.
Memory needed by quantization
At 8,192 tokens of context. The black line marks the 36 GB the Apple M4 Pro (48GB) can use. macOS lets the GPU use about 36 GB of the 48 GB unified memory by default.
| Quant | Quality | Memory | Fits? | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP16 | Full quality | 234.8 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q8_0 | Near-lossless | 125.3 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q6_K | Excellent | 97 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q5_K_M | Very good | 84.3 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q4_K_M | Good, most popular | 72 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q3_K_M | Noticeably degraded | 58.3 GB | Too big | — | |
| Q2_K | Heavily degraded | 45 GB | Too big | — |
GPUs that run gpt-oss 120B comfortably
Models that run well on the Apple M4 Pro (48GB)
Frequently asked questions
Can Apple M4 Pro (48GB) run gpt-oss 120B?
No. Even at Q4_K_M, gpt-oss 120B needs about 72 GB, but the Apple M4 Pro (48GB) has 36 GB usable. You could offload some layers to system RAM, but it will be very slow.
How much VRAM does gpt-oss 120B need?
About 72 GB at Q4_K_M with 8,192 tokens of context, and about 234.8 GB at full FP16 precision.
How fast is gpt-oss 120B on the Apple M4 Pro (48GB)?
It does not fit in the Apple M4 Pro (48GB)'s memory, so most layers would run from system RAM and generation would be very slow.